Israeli film, television director, screenwriter and
actor Avraham Heffner died Friday
September 19th in Tel Aviv. He was 79.
Heffner's first feature-length film, "But Where Is
Daniel Wax?" (1972), is considered one of the greatest Israeli films ever
made. It tells the story of an Israeli singer living in the U.S., who returns
home for a class reunion and embarks on a search for a missing classmate. Heffner's other films included "Aunt Clara"
(1977), "Parashat Winchell" (1979) and "Laura Adler's Last Love
Affair"(1990). Throughout his career Heffner also wrote two books on
cinema and several works of fiction.
In 2004, Heffner was awarded the Ophir Award for lifetime
achievements.
Avraham had a small role in
the Euro-TV film Carlos (1971).
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