A sociological study of two men in the israeli army who are lovers. Having seen the trailer on a number of other peccadillo dvds, i watched yossi first, then the short that comes with it time off, then the earlier yossi and jagger, then yossi again. Jan 23, 2011 please like, comment and share this video. The title character of eytan foxs yossi hasnt fared well in the 10 years since he made his first onscreen appearance in 2002s yossi and jagger. He moved on to direct a few other features and tv series, his breakthrough came a decade later, with yossi and jagger, a 65 min tv film that broke out from the.
Surrounding himself with work, he lives alone and isolated. In 2014 he began playing a famous celebrity called yehuda levi in the hot tv series, a very important man. A love story between two male israeli soldiers, it was most certainly an affecting, sexy portrait of a doomed gay. The focus on the delicate details accentuates the intimacy of yossi and jagger s relationship. He remains in the closet, so he also at war with himself. Yossi vejagger is a 2002 israeli romantic drama film directed by eytan fox about soldiers at the israellebanon border who try to find some peace and solace from the daily routine of war the film has a sequel entitled yossi hebrew. It has the intimacy and earthy feel of an amateur attempt, but with the accomplishment of great film. Tribeca film festival 2012 newfest 2012 a superb performance. Ten years after jagger s tragic death, respected cardiologist yossi has yet to recover from the devastating loss. Yossi je klozetirani gej mladic koji zivi samotnim zivotom u tel avivu. One will leave the military soon, a few months away, as a snowy and desolate outpost is guarded from attack.
Yossi is a 34yearold cardiologist trying to cope with his traumatic past and his present. Shot in israel, the film features actors ohad knoller and yehuda levi. Eytan fox, director of yossi, about a gay israeli the new. As the film starts, he is still suffering from posttraumatic stress due to the death of his lover during the war. Dec 29, 2012 either there havent been one before or i have missed them. Yossi is a film directed by eytan fox with ohad knoller, oz zehavi, lior ashkenazi, orly silbersatz banai, year. Eytan fox, director of yossi, about a gay israeli the. Now the closer yossi and tom get, the more yossi begins to realize that his world is changing faster than he ever could have imagined. Yossi was released in 2012 and is a romantic drama from director etyan fox. The film is a sequel to yossi and jagger and shows yossis reminiscences ten years after the death of his love. Ghinsberg is most known for his survival story when he was stranded in an uncharted part of the bolivian amazon jungle for three weeks in 1981. A sequel to eytan foxs yossi and jagger, the film yossi follows the title characters life following his encounter with jagger ten years earlier. The film was released in 2012 and is foxs fifth feature film.
This film picks up the life of yossi ten years later. A chance encounter with a middleaged woman linked to his past shakes up his otherwise staid routine and sends him on a spontaneous pilgrimage to tel aviv. Mar 02, 2011 it seemed like director eytan fox disappeared from the public eye, but this year hes planning a comeback. The film is a sequel to director eytan foxs 2002 breakthrough yossi and jagger, a romance about two men who fall in love while serving together in the israeli army. Yossi ohad knoller, the company commander, prefers discretion and insists on maintaining a macho exterior, while playful jagger yehuda. Ten years after the love story between yossi ohad knoller, commander of an outpost in south lebanon, and one of his officers, lior aka jagger, played by yehuda levi, was cut short in a 67minute film that was a surprise hit worldwide, director eytan fox returns to examine yossis situation in yossi ha sippur shel yossi in hebrew. Yossi ohad knoller, the company commander, prefers discretion and insists on maintaining a macho exterior, while playful jagger yehuda levi, his secondincommand, is soon to complete his. The sequel to yossi and jagger finds character yossi ohad knoller leading a sad existence after losing his partner jagger on the battlefield. The cinematography is raw and reflects the sense of camaraderie and tension in the barracks, which come through the screen and can be felt as if the audience were partaking in. Yossi s story released in 2012 that picks up the story a number. That is the situation at the opening of eytan foxs yossi, his sequel to the 2002 hit yossi and jagger, the film that put fox on the map of international cinema, and which marks his. Yossi hoffman ohad knoller, yossi and jagger, munich has become a valued and dedicated workaholic cardiologist who lives a solitary existence as a closeted gay. He is a workaholic, wellliked but intensely private.
If you arent familiar with yossis back story from the earlier film, yossi and jagger, it will not diminish your enjoyment of the new film in the least. When i say sequel, i mean real sequel that takes the story forward and not just series like eating out. Romance blooms between two soldiers knoller, levi stationed in an israeli outpost on the lebanese border. But youll be missing out on another perceptive and heartbreaking effort from director eytan fox, the talented director of this outstanding new release. With ohad knoller, yehuda levi, assi cohen, aya steinovitz. Yossi is the company leader and jagger is the platoon commander in a military company at the israellebanon border. Yossi ohad knoller, one half of the earlier films titular couple, now works in a tel aviv hospital. In 2004 film walk on water, he takes on the thorny topics of racismdiscrimination and confronting the nazi past of two young upper class germans.
The others in the unit react to their situation, suspecting, but not always understanding. He is struggling emotionally, working too much a cardiologist at a tel aviv. Yossi and jagger is an exceptional film set in an israeli barracks. The film, shot in israel starred ohand knoller and shlomo sadan. Shir libeynu jewish film series, yossi tickets, sun, 8 dec. The film presents an enchanting ensemble of young men and women that were supposed, in this time of their lives, to dance, study and love.
He also has the lead role as a mossad trainer in the channel 2 series, mossad 101 that began airing in 2015. The film won the outstanding film limited release award at the 2004 glaad media awards. Ghinsberg is a techentrepreneur and the founder of the mobile applications. Jan 25, 20 yossi then travels to the southern city of eilat. Instead, due to the mandatory army service and the complicated situation in the region, they have to devote their most beautiful. Hasippur shel yossi is a 2012 drama israeli film directed by eytan fox. With ohad knoller, shlomo sadan, oz zehavi, lior ashkenazi. This film is the sequel to the breakthrough yossi and jagger about two men who fall in. Either there havent been one before or i have missed them. It seemed like director eytan fox disappeared from the public eye, but this year hes planning a comeback. He moved on to direct a few other features and tv series, his breakthrough came a decade later, with yossi and jagger, a 65 min tv film that broke out from the little screen.
Ten years on, the titular survivor played, as before, by a very good ohad knoller is a. Eytan fox returns to the big screen with yossi tribeca. One will leave the military soon, a few months away, as a snowy and desolete outpost is guarded from attack. Love should never be a secret a sociological study of two men in the israeli army who are lovers. Yossi dvd 2012 i have just watched this dvd, originally released 5 years ago. Even after jagger s death nobody knows the depth of their relationship. This film is the sequel to the breakthrough yossi and jagger about two men who fall in love while serving together in the israeli army.
Surrounded by the sea and sand dunes he meets a group of young israeli idf officers, among them tom, a handsome and self confident openly gay man, who represents a new world, different from the one that shaped yossi. Yossi vejagger is a 2002 israeli romantic drama film directed by eytan fox about soldiers at the israellebanon border who try to find some peace and solace from the daily routine of war. It helps to appreciate this film if you have seen the earlier more serious film yossi and jagger. Its a character study of yossi, of his psyche and soul. Shir libeynu jewish film series, yossi tickets, sun, 8. The plot takes place a decade after the events in that previous film.
Eventbrite congregation shir libeynu presents shir libeynu jewish film series, yossi sunday, 8 december 2019 at the 519, room 201, toronto, on. He is struggling emotionally, working too much a cardiologist at a tel aviv hospital, eating greasy takeout and watching soft porn. Romance blooms between two soldiers knoller, levi stationed in an. Yossi gutmann reminiscing about his love ten years after his death. The two men are also lovers who make their rounds together so they can be alone. It was shown at the 2003 berlin international film festival and had its u. Yossi and jagger introduces the character of closeted yossi who loses his lover jagger because of war, and he is only able to verbalize his love when jagger is dying.
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