The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Every Time We Say Goodbye
War · Drama · Romance · 1986
A Protestant World War II pilot and a Jewish girl fall in love in Jerusalem, even though their diverse backgrounds threaten to pull them apart.
Movie details
Every Time We Say Goodbye
“In a time and a world of impossible love, he would accept nothing less than everything.”
1986 War · Drama · Romance 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
A Protestant World War II pilot and a Jewish girl fall in love in Jerusalem, even though their diverse backgrounds threaten to pull them apart.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Every Time We Say Goodbye?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Moshé Mizrahi
Written by
Moshé Mizrahi · Rachel Fabien · Leah Appet
Tom Hanks
David
Cristina Marsillach
Sarah
Benedict Taylor
Peter
Anat Atzmon
Victoria
Gila Almagor
Lea
Moni Moshonov
Nessim
Avner Hizkiyahu
Raphael
Court is in session
Put Every Time We Say Goodbye on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.