Mizrahi, Moshé

(September 5, 1930, Alexan­dria, Egypt-)

   In 1946, he went to Palestine, where he lived in a kib­butz. After fighting in the Israeli Defense Forces dur­ing the 1948-1949 War of Independence, he became a journalist. Having settled in Paris in 1958, he served as an assistant to Jean Delannoy and Jacques Becker. He made his directing debut at the ORTF (French TV) filming a TV series. For almost thirty years, he shot feature films in France and Israel. Other credits (as producer): 1979 Moments de la Vie d'une Femme / Rega'im Israel / Each Other / Moments (also artistic collaborator, Michal Bat-Adam, France / Israel); (as author of original movie): 1990 Men Don't Leave (remake of La Vie devant soi, Paul Brickman, USA); (as actor): 2003 Haïm Ze Haïm / Life Is Life (Michal Bat-Adam, Israel).

 Filmography

1969 ◘ Le Client de la Morte Saison / Ore'ach BOnah Metah / Customer of the Off Season (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist; France / Israel)

        ◘ Les Stances à Sophie (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Ani Ohev Otch Rosa / USA: I Love You Rosa (also screenwriter, dialogist; Israel)

1973 ◘ Ha-Bayit Berechov Chelouche / USA: The House on Chelouche Street (also co-screenwriter; Israel)

        ◘ Abu el Banat / USA: Daughters, Daughters (also co-screenwriter; Israel)

1974 ◘ Ish Rachel / Rachel's Man (also co-screenwriter; Israel)

1977 ◘ La Vie devant soi / UK: A Life Ahead / USA:

        ◘ Madame Rosa (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

1980 ◘ Chère Inconnue / UK and USA: I Sent a Letter to My Love (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

1981 ◘ La Vie continue (also screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1983 ◘ Une Jeunesse (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; shot in 1981-1982)

1985 ◘ War and Love / The Children's War (Israel / USA)

1986 ◘ Every Time We Say Goodbye (also original story, co-screenwriter; Israel / USA)

1988 ◘ Mangeclous (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

1996 ◘ Nashim / Women (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1969 ◘ Laure (20 X 13')

1992 ◘ Warburg: A Man of Influence / Warburg, le Banquier des Princes (3 X 90'; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)