Meir Zarchi
| Meir Zarchi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1937 (age 78–79) British Mandate of Palestine |
| Residence | USA |
| Nationality | American-Israeli |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Spouse(s) | Camille Keaton (1979-1982) |
Meir Zarchi (born 1937[1]) is a film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Career
Zarchi's first professional film credit came from providing the story for the 1962 Israeli drama Nini.
Zarchi first film effort as a director was I Spit on Your Grave a.k.a. Day of the Woman (1978), which starred Camille Keaton, whom he married the following year. The story of a woman seeking violent revenge on the men who raped her, Grave was considered controversial and the time of its release and suffered censorship in various countries. In 2010, Zarchi co-produced the remake of I Spit on Your Grave and the remake's subsequent sequels I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013) and I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance is Mine (2015).
Zarchi's sophomore effort came seven years later with the New York City set revenge-drama Don't Mess with My Sister.
Nearly forty years after the original film, Zarchi filmed the official sequel I Spit On Your Grave: Deja Vu in October 2015 with Keaton reprising her role as Jennifer Hills.[2]
Filmography
- I Spit on Your Grave (1978) - writer, producer, and director
- Don't Mess with My Sister (1985) - writer, producer, and director
- I Spit on Your Grave (2010) - producer
- I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013) - producer
- I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance is Mine (2015) - producer
- I Spit On Your Grave: Deja Vu (2016) - writer, producer, and director
References
- Art Ettinger, "Day of Meir Zarchi," Ultra Violent (USA), Iss. 9, pg. 48-65, 2007.
- Jeffrey Frentzen, "Fangoria" (USA) I Spit on Your Grave Vol. 3, Iss. 39, pg. 14-18, 1984.
References
External links
- Meir Zarchi at the Internet Movie Database
- Meir Zarchi at AllMovie
- Interview with Andrew Kirkham on Zarchi's role in remastering ISOYG
- 2011 Interview with Zarchi
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