DOCUMENTARY
The Mystery of Aris San (2007) 80minDIR: Dani Dothan, Dalia Mevorach
A journey into the mysterious life of Aris San, the Greek (non-Jewish) singer who arrived in Israel as a young man in 1957 and within five years became a megastar, club owner, close friend of IDF commanders and politicians and lover of countless movie actresses and singers.
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A journey into the mysterious life of Aris San, the Greek (non-Jewish) singer who arrived in Israel as a young man in 1957 and within five years became a megastar, club owner, close friend of IDF commanders and politicians and lover of countless movie actresses and singers. In Israel of the 1960s, everyone was singing Aris' hits, such as "Sigal" and "Boom Pam" and the gossip columns were full of his forbidden love affair with singer Aliza Azikri. For his fans, Aris was the perfect combination of east and west. Then began the rumors that Aris was a spy and stories of a violent relationship with Aliza.
Aris left Israel and set out to conquer America. He opened a hot nightclub in New York where Hollywood stars, politicians, and mafiosi basked in the light of the singer who hid behind an artificial wig, huge glasses, white suits, gold rings and a guitar. His friends included Anthony Quinn, Telly Savalas, Harry Belafonte, as well as the Gallo family. Aris thought that he had found the key to success, but at the end of his meteoric rise came his fall, flight and mysterious end in Budapest. Shot in Israel, Greece, the United States and Hungary, the film uncovers the man behind the glittering smile, who had a contract with the muses and perhaps with the devil as well.
| Date |
Screening |
Venue |
Tickets |
Sun 6/7 |
10:00pm |
Fine Arts Theatre |
Sold Out |
Tue 6/9 |
9:45pm |
Laemmle's Fallbrook |
Sold Out |
Sat 6/13 |
5:15pm |
Laemmle's Fallbrook |
Sold Out |
Wed 6/17 |
10:00pm |
Fine Arts Theatre |
Sold Out |