Dr. Pomerantz

2011
1h 28m

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Doctor Yoel Pomerantz is a washed-up, self-loathing psychologist who lives on the 12th floor of a high-rise with his Aspberger's son, Yoav, who spends his days pretending to be a traffic cop... Read allDoctor Yoel Pomerantz is a washed-up, self-loathing psychologist who lives on the 12th floor of a high-rise with his Aspberger's son, Yoav, who spends his days pretending to be a traffic cop and proudly giving out parking tickets. Dr. Pomerantz sees a few patients a week, barely... Read allDoctor Yoel Pomerantz is a washed-up, self-loathing psychologist who lives on the 12th floor of a high-rise with his Aspberger's son, Yoav, who spends his days pretending to be a traffic cop and proudly giving out parking tickets. Dr. Pomerantz sees a few patients a week, barely enough to keep he and Yoav in ramen noodles and with a roof over their heads. In addition... Read all

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8/10

Good ol' Assi Dayan...

...always there to remind us of the lost, desperate souls who reside among us a la Electric Blanket Named Moshe. Dayan himself stars as the self- loathing psychologist Doctor Yoel Pomerantz. His performance is so good that we feel his desperation and fatigue, the toll of obesity, smoking, and caring for his Aspberger's son, Yoav, played sensitively by Michael haNegbi. The rest of the acting is also quite apt (I want to cite especially Einat Maayan Segal as Rachel, the gum-chewing yet good-hearted secretary at the suicide hotline) forging, together with a script that fires off cynical-yet-funny gems, a dark comedy at its finest. I used to disparage Dayan, but after seeing Comrade, Time of Favor, and now Doctor Pomerantz, I recognize his art. If you like contemporary Israeli cinema, this is one you'll enjoy.