Sipurei Tel-Aviv (1992)

The film, divided into three short films, follows three young women living in Tel Aviv who find themselves in absurd situations. Tel Aviv is depicted as a polluted city because of a strike by the city’s sanitation workers. The three parts of the film are: “Sweet Sharona” (directed by Ayelet Menahemi; screenplay by Shimi Zarchin and Ayelet Menahemi; cinematography by Amnon Zalait; music by Ari Frankel) — The first part tells of one day in the life of Sharona (Yael Abecassis), a stylist who is courted by four men at the same time and regularly changes partners, while trying to find an independent female identity and a sense of peace and fulfillment alongside a famous man. “Operation Cat” (written and directed by Nirit Yaron; cinematography by Jorge Gurvich; music by Shlomo Gronich) — The second part follows Tzofit, nicknamed “Sophie” (Ruthie Goldberg), a reporter for a local Tel Aviv newspaper who is trying to recover from a suicide attempt and is also dealing with financial difficulties and a housing crisis. Tzofit has compulsive behavior, and she mobilizes many people around the city in an attempt to rescue a cat trapped in a sewer. “Get” (directed by Ayelet Menahemi; screenplay by Nirit Yaron; cinematography by Amnon Zalait; music by Ari Frankel) — The third part is about Tikva (Anat Waxman), a policewoman who pursues her husband Menashe (Shlomo Tarshish), who left her and refuses to grant her a get (a Jewish divorce). To prove to him how serious she is, Tikva takes five people hostage until he grants her a get. This part takes place in the Shalom Meir Tower in Tel Aviv.