Amos Kollek

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Amos Kollek (Hebrew: עמוס קולק; born September 15, 1947) is an Israeli film director, writer and actor.

Biography[edit]

Amos Kollek was born in Jerusalem. He is the son of Teddy Kollek, the long-time mayor of Jerusalem. Kollek studied psychology and philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[1] He became interested in film after working as a writer. He produced his first film, Goodbye, New York, in 1985.[1] His film Fast Food Fast Women was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1979 Al Tishali Im Ani Ohev Assaf
1985 Goodbye, New York David Director
1986 Forever, Lulu (a.k.a. Crazy Streets) Larry Director
1989 High Stakes (a.k.a. Melanie Rose) Director
1992 Lahav Hatzui (a.k.a. Double Edge) (a.k.a. Three Weeks in Jerusalem) David Director
1993 Five Girls (a.k.a. Five Lesbian Girls) Director
1994 Whore II (a.k.a. Bad Girls) Jack Director
1995 Teddy Kollek (a.k.a. Teddy Kollek, from Vienna to Jerusalem) Director, Documentary
1997 Sue (a.k.a. Sue lost in Manhattan) Director
1998 Fiona Director
2000 Fast Food Fast Women Director
2001 Queenie in Love Director
2001 A Bitter Glory Director, TV Movie documentary
2001 Beirut
2002 Bridget Director
2002 Angela Short
2003 Music Short
2003 Happy End
2008 Restless Director
2008 LL Director
2012 The Sumo Wrestler Jack Director

Books (incomplete)[edit]

  • Don't Ask Me If I Love (1971)
  • After They Hang Him (1977)
  • Tishali Im Ani Ohev [script for Barbara Noble Tishali Im Ani Ohev ("Worlds Apart") movie] (1980)
  • Ha-Tapuah, ha-shir, veha-zahav (1980)
  • Ein Leben für Jerusalem (1992)
  • Approximately Clint Eastwood (1995)
  • Es geschah in Gaza (1996)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b New York Times bio
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Fast Food Fast Women". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 11 October 2009.

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