Ophelia Shtruhl

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Ophelia Shtruhl ( Hebrew אופליה שטראל, also: Ophelia Shtrel ) (born September 7, 1940 in Moldova , Soviet Union ) is an Israeli actress .

Life

Shtruhl began appearing at the Jewish theater in Bucharest at the age of 15 and was involved in first feature films during this time . She immigrated to Israel at the age of 24. From 1965 she was regularly on the theater stage in plays such as Anne Frank , Before Sunset or Blues for Mister Charlie . Feature films like Free Man's Blood or The Sykariki (HaSykariki, 1970, Menachem Binetski) and The Angel Was a Devil (Ha-Malach Haya Satan, 1976, Moshe Guez) remained the exception. The latter is considered to be "the worst Israeli film of all time". The youth comedy Popsicle (Eskimo Limon, 1978, Boaz Davidson) marked Shtruhls breakthrough, even when the actress claimed again and again in later interviews, the role of nymphomaniac assessed Stella would have harmed her career long term. The revealing scene was only shown shortened in the Japanese version of Popsicle . In the course of her popularity, she took part in numerous films in leading roles. A film was the international Canon film production The Magician (The Magician of Lublin, 1979, Menahem Golan ). In this movie, too, which featured prominently Alan Arkin and Shelly Winters , the Romanian undressed in front of the camera and thus consolidated her revealing image. In the same year she won the award "Best Actress of the Year in Israeli Cinema".

In the drama The Prey of the Vulture (Ha-Ayit, 1981, Yaki Yosha) Shtruhl played the mother of a killed soldier. From 1983 to 1990 Shtruhl was seen in numerous solo programs on the theater stage, including Paradies , Behind Closed Doors or Jedermann . In 1985, she sued " Cannon Films / Golan Globus", because their scenes from one ice lolly in the film popsicles 6 - Holiday Love (Harimu Ogen, 1985, Dan Wolman / Joel Silberg) had cut into it. She received a large amount of compensation and the scenes were left in the film. In the comedy Crazy Weekend (Sof Shavua Meturaf, 1986, Yeud Levanon), Shtruhl played the lead actress' stepmother and once again proved her versatility. In 1996 Shtruhl published her autobiography Perlennacht . In the successful Israeli sitcom Shemesh (1997-2004) she played in 1998 the mother of the main actor. 2006 saw Ophelia Tales with the solo stage program , recalling her childhood and roles in theater and film. In 2011 she worked as a protagonist in the documentary Looking for Moshe Guez (2011, Avida Livny) on the chaotic production The Angel Was a Devil (Ha-Malach Haya Satan, 1976, Moshe Guez).

Filmography (selection)

  • 1970: Free Man's Blood or The Sykariki (HaSykariki)
  • 1976: The Angel Was a Devil (Ha-Malach Haya Satan)
  • 1978: Popsicle (Eskimo Limon)
  • 1978: It's a Funny, Funny World (Yisraelim Matzhikim)
  • 1979: The Wooden Gun (Roveh Huliot)
  • 1979: The Magician of Lublin
  • 1979: Wrong Number (Ta'ut Bamispar)
  • 1979: Sweet and Sour (Lo La'alot Yoter)
  • 1981: The Vulture's Prey (Ha-Ayit)
  • 1986: The Plumber - Whenever it gets stuck (Ha-Instalator)
  • 1986: Crazy Weekend - freaky, totally crazy (Sof Shavua Meturaf)
  • 1997: Music (short film)
  • 1998: Shemish (TV series)
  • 2011: Looking for Moshe Guez (documentary)

literature

  • Ophelia Shtruhl: Pearl Night . Israel 1996.
  • Martin Hentschel : Lemon Ice Cream, Sex & Rock'n Roll: The German-Israeli film series "Eis am Stiel" (1978–1988) . Verlag für Video + Filmschrift, Düsseldorf 2016, ISBN 978-1-5395-7872-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Article about Ophelia Shtruhl and "Looking for Moshe Guez" from 2011 , accessed on May 4, 2018
  2. ↑ Interview with Ophelia Shtruhl from 2010 , accessed on May 4, 2018
  3. ↑ Martin Hentschel: Lemon Ice Cream, Sex & Rock'n Roll: The German-Israeli film series "Eis am Stiel" (1978–1988). Verlag für Video + Filmschrift, Düsseldorf 2016, ISBN 978-1539578727 , p. 42.
  4. ↑ Press photo from Der Magier (1979) , accessed on May 4, 2018
  5. ^ Israeli Theater Database , accessed May 4, 2018
  6. ↑ Film on YouTube , accessed on May 4, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Shtruhl, Ophelia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shtrel, Ophelia; אופליה שטראל (Hebrew)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli actress
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Moldova , Soviet Union