"Pick a Card"
1997
Directed by Julie Shles

Also released as Afula Express, this wildly original screwball comedy won six Israeli Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, and Best Score. An unemployed electrician tries to follow his childhood dream of becoming a magician. Unfortunately, he is supremely untalented at his new profession, leading to complications with his girlfriend as they embark on a new life together. "...both absurd and exhilarating...with the kind of enchanting magic one associates with the work of Fellini" (Variety). Hebrew with English subtitles.  95 minutes.