Five Hours from Paris

"These days, the world could use more sweet, mature, thoughtful romance, and Five Hours from Paris delivers it in spades. Yigal (Dror Keren, of Adam Resurrected and Aviva, My Love) is, at first glance, a mild-mannered Everyman who maintains a close relationship with his ex-wife and her new husband because of his devotion to his son. Yigal drives a taxi for a living, and while he is a master of ground travel, he harbours a secret fear that stands in the way of his lifelong dream: he yearns to visit Paris but is petrified of flying. Dropping his son off at choir practice one day, he catches a glimpse of the music teacher, Lina (Elena Yaralova), whose dark, dimpled beauty belies a growing emotional unrest. Dateless since his divorce, Yigal..