BONJOUR MONSIEUR SHLOMI (Ha-Kochavim Shel Shlomi (2003)

A teenage boy cares for all the members of his dysfunctional family while looking for love and loss of his virginity. Failing in school, he draws the notice of a kindly principal who discovers there is more to Shlomi than meets the eye. Shlomi hopes a beautiful young neighbor will discover the same. FRANCESCA’S PICK: “…very touching and subtly reawakens sensual memories of when the gap is bridged from being a child to becoming an adult…Shlomi’s soft, sad, beautiful eyes can’t help but stimulate your senses…”