Brief Meetings is about a love triangle between three very different people. Nadia, a country girl, falls in love with Maskim, a roaming guitar playing geologist, and in her search for him she ends up working for Valentina, his long-distance, bureaucrat wife. Nadia begins to work as a maid for Valentina, but as they spend time together they have flashbacks to their brief meetin...
The issue of War widow representation in Israeli cinema is one of the most complex for the local industry for it seems to be unique and with a very local and specific iconography. The war Widow is a difficult character to digest. Because this is an especially painful topic in Israel, its mode of representation is almost always problematic. Gila Almagor in Tofano's siege is one of the first characters of the modern war widows to appear on Israeli cinema screens. The human and social complexity of the status of widows was not represented adequately and personally until her complex and fine appearance in this film. It was mostly Preceded by cliches of heroic women who have sacrificed for the nation with characters to which it was very difficult to get attached, nor to their personal grief. Siege was directed by an unknown Italian director of that period. Although Gilberto Tofano was brought as a professional director on the wings of inspiration made by the French New Wave of those years, he managed to turn out a very exciting work which has caught the Israeli warmth and sense of social siege which surrounds the Israeli widows, including the great expectations from them and the social stigmas. Tofano wrapped his leading lady with lots of warmth and gave a place of honor to Almagor's impressive presence in the film. This is without a doubt one of Almagor's best and most accurate performances. The restraint in her performance plus the shooting and expressive use of angles by Tofano and his soft European touch which was far off from the aggressive local product managed to produce a sense of documenting an authentic tragedy with a tangible personal touch that minimized the national dimension. The result stands the test of time proudly several decades after its creation.
城市中的爱情面貌，特别是以女性为主体所讲述和展示的都市百态。片中的演员都是普通的城市居民，讲述的也都是真实的故事，说它是一部电影，更象是一个调查，一种视角，一种事实的呈现。 Tentato Suicidio 自杀：遭受情变，恋人或未婚夫的遗弃。有部分假自杀的行为，只是希望以此使身边人回心转意，在遭受冷落后，转为真自杀。方式各异，服药，撞车，割腕，溺水…… Paradiso Per tre ore 天堂三小时：舞场三小时，天堂三小时。各种舞步，各种人物形态的交织。巧妙之处恐怕文字难以表述。 Agenzia matrimoniale 婚介：敬业婚介工作者为各色的男人物色合适的老婆。即使是残疾者或者——一个狼人。而贫困的女子为了摆脱困境愿意接受甚至嫁给一个狼人的婚姻。因为，至少她可以衣食有着落。 Storia di Caterina 卡特琳娜式的故事：贫困并且受到驱逐令的女子。带着其私生子到处流浪，走投无路之下，她遗弃儿子。却又因为实在不忍心，而去认领。悲惨却视角冰冷的社会故事。 Gli italiani si voltano 意大利人的回首：街道，各色女子，腰臀轻摆。也许，某个擦肩而过，甚至只是一瞥之下的女子会惹的你不自禁的回眸。或者是因为脸庞清秀，或者因为体态丰韵，或者因为着装出众——这副生动的风情画卷正是基与此。
