Eis am Stiel

Film program, IL 1978, 95 min., dt. Fassung / in German

By: Boaz Davidson

With: Yftach Katzur, Jonathan Sagall, Zachi Noy

The eight-part LEMON POPSICLE film series became a pop culture phenomenon in late 1970s/80s West Germany ‑ and was rediscovered on 1990s cable TV. Yet hardly anybody seems to know its Israeli background ‑ and that the first part is a coming-of-age masterpiece, full of ribald humor, melancholy and Tel Aviv color. It was an audience favorite 40 years ago at the Berlinale ‑ now rediscover it from a 35mm copy!