Oscar® winner Tom Hanks stars in this romantic tale set during the turbulent period of World War II.
David (Hanks) is an American pilot who joins the RAF before his nation enters the war. After his plane is shot down in North Africa, he recovers from a leg injury in Jerusalem, and meets a serene Jewish girl of Spanish descent (Cristina Marsillach). The two are attracted to each other but she is convinced that their diverse backgrounds mean it could never work because of her family's disapproval and the fact that he is a gentile son of a protestant minister. Although they keep running into each other in the small community, they find themselves parting as frequently as they find each other.
Every Time We Say Goodbye is the remarkable story of a forbidden love, religious /cultural differences, and the sacrifices that are made in the face of human prejudice.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Great love story:
One of Tom Hank's early movies, Tom and Cristina Marsillach are great together. She a young Jewish women, He an American fighting for the British in World War 2 Middle East. Tha confilcts that arise because of religon and the war lead to a warn and troubled love. A real heart warming story.
Movie Buff:
Found this movie quite entertaining. Tom Hanks is very good as usual. Would recommend it to others. Mike Z.
A Small Forgotten Beauty:
"Every Time We Say Goodbye" A Small Forgotten Beauty Amos Lassen "Every Time We Say Goodbye" is one of those movies that opened with no fanfare and then quietly disappeared. This is surprising as Tom Hanks, a box office champion, plays the lead. We can only hope that now that it is available on DVD that it will get its just due. (The film also stars my favorite actress and friend, Gila Almagor, a noted Israeli actress).
Hanks is a World War II American pilot who is stationed in... more info
A non-common cultural conflict in Cinema:
Palestina occupied by the British, Europe and the north of Africa occupied by the Nazis. A beautiful but dramatic love story among a British Romeo (he is American, but fights for the British Army, so he is at the same time defending Europe and Africa, AND a member of the occupation forces in future Israel. Juliet comes from one of the most ortodox jewish families: Sephardim are still, after the Hassidics of course, one of the most conservative subcultures in Jewish tradition. A difficult romance, that makes... more info
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