Cupcakes (film)

Cupcakes
Film poster
Hebrew	בננות
Directed by	Eytan Fox
Written by	Eytan Fox Eli Bijaoui [he]
Starring	Anat Waxman Keren Berger Ofer Shechter Efrat Dor Yael Bar Zohar Dana Ivgy Edouard Baer
Release date	14 February 2013 (2013-02-14)[1]
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Israel
Language	Hebrew

Cupcakes (Hebrew: בננות, romanized: Bananot, lit. 'Bananas') is a 2013 Israeli Hebrew-language musical comedy film.

Plot

In Tel Aviv, a group of friends meet to watch the Universong song contest. The friends are unimpressed by the Israeli entry and start singing their own song. A mobile phone recording of the singing goes viral and the group are selected as the Israeli entry for the next Universong.

Cast

The Band[2]

Character	Actor
Yael	Yael Bar Zohar
Dana	Dana Ivgy
Anat	Anat Waxman
Keren	Keren Berger [he]
Efrat	Efrat Dor
Ofer	Ofer Shechter

Themes

The song contest in Cupcakes is modelled on the Eurovision Song Contest.[3] Fox said that he wanted to make a "feel good movie" with Cupcakes.[4]

Critical reception

Andy Webster in The New York Times praised the film's casting and production design.[5] Sheri Linden for the Los Angeles Times praised the "bright zingers and seamless fantasy sequences" of the film, but said that clunky moments held the film back.[6]

The Guardian's Dee Rudebeck awarded the film three out of five stars. Rudebeck was critical of the lack of complex character development, but added that this shouldn't be an issue for fans of the genre.[7] The London Evening Standard also awarded the film three out of five stars.[8]

Variety praised the film as "Endearingly goofy".[9] The Hollywood Reporter bemoaned that the film "lacks the anarchical humor necessary to overcome its predictable elements".[10]

The Jerusalem Post described the film as an "infectious and enjoyable movie".[2]

References

1. "Cupcakes". 24 April 2014.
2. Brown, Hannah (14 March 2013). "A gossamer-light musical comedy". Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
3. Round, Simon (29 April 2014). "Eurovision memories inspire film hit from Israel". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
4. Brown, Hannah (20 March 2013). "How Eytan Fox baked his 'Cupcakes'". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
5. Webster, Andy (27 March 2015). "Review: In 'Cupcakes,' an Impromptu Cellphone Video Is Noticed". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
6. Linden, Sheri (2 April 2015). "Review: Songs and love, served with 'Cupcakes'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
7. Rudebeck, Dee (24 April 2014). "Cupcakes review – feelgood Israeli musical comedy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
8. O'Sullivan, Charlotte (25 April 2014). "Cupcakes - film review". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
9. Scheib, Ronnie (12 February 2014). "Film Review: 'Cupcakes'". Variety. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
10. "'Cupcakes': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

External links

• Cupcakes at IMDb
• Cupcakes at Rotten Tomatoes