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Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi

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Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (2003)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:22

Rotten:10

Average Rating:6/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Jul 2, 2004 Limited

Synopsis: Shlomi takes care of everyone. He feeds his grandfather, bathes him and listens to his fictitious stories from World War II. He reminds his older brother to take his medication on time and intently... Shlomi takes care of everyone. He feeds his grandfather, bathes him and listens to his fictitious stories from World War II. He reminds his older brother to take his medication on time and intently listens to his pornographic thoughts. He calms his quick-tempered mother and mediates between her and his hypochondriac father who was thrown out of the house after cheating on her. He looks after his older sister`s twins and makes sure she keeps going back to her husband who can`t tell between the identical babies. And most of all, Shlomi makes sure to make everyone happy by cooking their favorite dishes. Shlomi knows – they’ll eat and calm down. Because his home is a battlefield and Shlomi runs around between everyone, making peace. But no one in the family really sees Shlomi. Even Shlomi doesn`t see Shlomi. Until one day a routine math test arouses the suspicions of Shlomi`s math teacher and school principal. After meeting and talking with him, they realize that a very unique personality is hiding behind this neglected and dormant boy. With their help and the help of Rona the gardener with whom he falls head over heels in love, Shlomi discovers himself. BONJOUR MONSIEUR SHLOMI is a heartening family comedy, a surprising love story, which focuses on the captivating character of one boy blessed with extraordinary cooking talents, who discovers through the power of love that the sky is the limit. -- © Strand Releasing [More]

Starring: Oshri Cohen, Arie Elias, Esti Zakheim, Aya Koren

Starring: Oshri Cohen, Arie Elias, Esti Zakheim, Aya Koren, Yigal Naor, Assi Cohen

Director: Shemi Zarhin

Director: Shemi Zarhin

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
09/19/08
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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Zarhin has a fine ear for dialogue with refreshing directness and loud rings of truth, but he also knows when to let looks speak volumes.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
12/03/04
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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Like its protagonist, Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi is slow to reveal its charms.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
12/03/04
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
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The story in director Shemi Zarhin's film proves predictable and a little too delighted with its own quirkiness.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
12/03/04
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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Where writer-director Zarhin excels is in offhanded human comedy -- in the craziness that comes with being a teenager in a house full of lunatics to whom you're related.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
11/28/04
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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An Israeli Good Will Hunting, a feel-good movie about an unassuming teen and the machinations necessary to reveal his hidden genius.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
11/19/04
Ruthe Stein
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
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What it's really about is a subject anyone who has ever been an adolescent can relate to: the period when you start to take responsibility for what kind of person you are and what kind of life you're going to have.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
10/07/04
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Zarhin's episodic, unpredictable film is life-affirming.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
10/01/04
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Nothing in it -- plot, dialogue or character development -- reaches today's standards of filmmaking.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
10/01/04
Marta Barber
Marta Barber
Miami Herald

So much goodness becomes a little wearying over the course of 94 minutes. You wait for Shlomi to take charge of his life, and of course he eventually does, but he almost has to be hit over the head to get there.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
09/10/04
John Hartl
John Hartl
Seattle Times

Oshri Cohen has such a gentle way about him - it works well for a character that would gladly be the caregiver for the world.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
09/10/04
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

A warm exception to coming-of-age stories that accent the tacky and vulgar aspects of adolescent awakening.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
09/09/04
Bill White
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A slight but winsome, affirmative film.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
09/09/04
Jane Sumner
Jane Sumner
Dallas Morning News
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Though its destination is entirely predictable, the warm-hearted picture proves a quite pleasant vehicle for getting there.

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09/06/04
Frank Swietek
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09/03/04
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cohen has the inevitable 'liquid eyes,' but he also conveys, through his physical restraint, a kind of immense inner stillness, the spirit asleep within.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
08/20/04
Eve Zibart
Eve Zibart
Washington Post
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For 94 minutes it does quite a nice job transferring the fabulous old chestnut recently desecrated by the Hilary Duff vehicle A Cinderella Story into middle-class Tel Aviv.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
08/20/04
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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Has an easy sentimentality that becomes grating, playing heavily on conventional devices, suffering from lack of risk-taking and an irrelevant poetic refrain that, to be charitable, doesn't translate that well to English.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
08/08/04
Gabriel Cohen DeVries
Gabriel Cohen DeVries
Film Journal International

The moral is muddled, never quite knowing which way to turn, and that hurts this otherwise sweet family tale.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
07/23/04
E! Online

Though Zarhin's humor sometimes veers toward that of the situation comedy (even in Hebrew this can happen; who knew?), spirited performances and a charming, upbeat story make it impossible to dislike Shlomi and his family.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
07/15/04
Kevin Crust
Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times
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