Nini (1962) | FAU Israel Film Series

When a boy from Tel Aviv falls in love with a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, a non-Jewish girl from Jaffa, he has to decide whether he can give up his friends, his community and his playboy lifestyle. A special jazz soundtrack was written for the film. Banned by the sensors, officially for its risqué imagery – its lack of Zionist messaging may have been too much for the authorities in 1962. See this vintage film starring a young Arik Einstein, and hear about its surprising history with Professor Rachel Harris.