What is Israel? Missiles, war, the holy city of Jerusalem, women and children with guns and gay soldiers in uniform. You say I'm talking nonsense, no, at least "Yossi and Jagger" tells me that in addition to the anxiety from identity and nation-state, at least they have their own lives, such as same-sex love.
"My Lover in the Army" tells the love between a company commander and a squad leader in the army. All the stories happen in one day and one night, and the film length is only a short 65 minutes, but it is enough for one story, and for one For a lifetime of love, even 120 minutes is but a moment.
I thought gay men were inherently melancholy because they were doomed to search hard for what they couldn't get, but that squad leader named Jagger told me to at least smile.
I believe that anyone who has watched or is about to watch this film will be deeply impressed by the two people's frolicking in the snow. In the thick snow, in the passionate singing of Rita's Hebrew language, the eyes of the squad leader named Jagger turned into a deep and vast universe, and the stars of the whole galaxy shone in his eyes, that is The traces of burning passion light up the whole picture, although his lover is always dodging and avoiding, unwilling to meet his parents and dogs with him, dare not ask for a king size bed, refuse to follow him Say I love you, but he knows that he loves him, and when it is time to love, he will give his all to love. At this moment, the happiness of love bursts out through the screen and hits your heart, hotter than the sun, hotter than the sun.
The two simple scenes of the army bag guns discarded on the snow and the happy lovers on the side complete the resistance to the unknown war, which is more powerful than "Lan Yu"'s performance of historical events. And the simple picture of frolic in the snow and the rough lens express happiness so full, making Guan Jinpeng's expression somewhat powerless. The film does not explain the occurrence of this love, but I personally think it is better than "Brokeback Mountain" throwing the two cowboys in the old age in the deep mountains and forests, there is no suspicion that desires have nothing to do with love.
I also thought the gay story was doomed to be tragic, because the ending was already written, and the process of finishing it just made it more cruel, but the company commander named Yossi told me that at least it can be sad and not sad.
It was an ambush mission he didn't want to do because it would be a full moon that night, but it was the ambush that took his love, the cheerful Jagger, his little fool. When the gun sounded, he wanted to cry in fear, he begged it wasn't Jagger, he asked the company to count the number, and asked who number 4 was over and over again, but the only sacrifice was his Jagger, he blocked Jagger's bleeding chest and begged him Don't give up, Jagger reluctantly smiled and asked him, "Will our ending be like that bad Hollywood movie, but I still have to ask, do you love me?" He said, of course I love you, little fool , told him to go to the East with him, to ask for a king size bed, even though his comrades were by his side. But the light of the stars in his little fool's eyes faded away.
He went to condolence to Jagger's parents with a female soldier who fell in love with Jagger. The girl claimed to be Jagger's lover, but when Jagger's mother said that she didn't know what song her son liked to listen to, no one knew, only He blurted out that it was Rita's Bo (translated in English as "Your Soul", which is the song I played when I wrote these words, and a male version of Ivri Lider, which finally appeared at the end of the film, with the passion of the former, The latter is more affectionate). Then he flipped through Jagger's album and saw the picture of Jagger in a bunny suit, he remembered that Jagger once said he had such a picture to show him, the day when he was playing in the snow, when he was about to kiss him The rabbit that appeared, remembered Jagger's funny face pretending to be a rabbit, and those happy times... Then the man named Yossi smiled, that was the happiness only he and Jagger had, only he knew the one named Jagger best The man who really owns that angel is not anyone else. His simple and honest smile is infinitely magnified and becomes the footnote of this love.
The control of emotions in "I" is restrained. When Jagger was dying, I thought it would be a scene of tears and tears, but no, Yossi was so calm during the dying dialogue, I doubt whether he does not love Jagger, even if he is an ordinary comrade-in-arms. It shouldn't stop there, I suddenly hated the director, a feeling of sadness was like a hammer in my chest, why didn't Yossi cry? ! Why not let Yossi hug her lover's body and cry out loud? ! Why let him stand alone in the dawn without Jagger? ! Why...
"I" is very clean in the handling of same-sex images, only kisses, and there is no other aesthetic treatment in this scene, but the light and shadow cast by the long eyelashes on the face is quiet and charming , like love itself.
Based on a true story, the film won the box office champion in Israel as soon as it was released in 2002, and continued to shine at the Berlin Film Festival, the Busan Film Festival, the London Gay Film Festival, and the Zurich Gay Film Festival. The film also won the Best Audience Choice Award at the 2003 Torino Gay Film Festival in Italy and the Best Actor at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Actors Yehuda Levi (Jagger) and Ohad Knoller (Yossi) are well-received rookies in Israeli film and television, both of which have gained international attention. At the 2003 Berlin International Film Festival Teddy Bear Gay Film Award, it was the most vocal at the time, but because of the tense situation of the U.S.-Iraq war at that time, based on political reasons, the award was finally given to the Mexican film "A Thousand Clouds".
As a final gossip, the director of the film, Eytan Fox, is gay, and Gal Uchovsky, the screenwriter of the film (it seems to be, to be verified), is his partner, and the two also collaborated on "Walk On Water" ("Walk On Water"). "), was selected as the opening film of the "Grand View of Film" section of the Berlin International Film Festival.
Attached are the profiles of the two leading actors
Ohad Knoller
1. Beaufort AS … Ziv (2006)
2. Munich AS … Commando (2005)
3. Shnat Effes AS …… Bank Clerk (2005)
4. Delusions AS …… Avi (2004)
5. "Ahava Ze Koev" AS …… Eddy (2004)
6. Yossi & Jagger AS … … Yossi (2002) 7. Etz Hadomim
Tafus AS … Yurek (1995)
Yehuda Levi
Chinese name: Yehuda Levi
Birthday: June 29, 1979
Trained professionally in karate, he participated in the World Karate Championships in England and won fifth place.
Now his career also involves world trade.
In addition to his experiences in South Africa, he grew up and still lives in the beautiful seaside city of Herzliya in Israel, where he is known as an actor of extraordinary ability, with a huge amount of work in TV and film.
He took a major in theatre at Telma-Yalin, graduating with honors. He gained widespread attention for his performance in the 2001 TV series For The Life Of Love.
Film work: 2006, Munich (Munich), as a soldier at the Tel Aviv airport.
In 2005, Shoshelet Schwartz.
In 2004, Medurat Hashevet as Yoel.
In 2002, Yossi & Jagger, as Jagger.
1996, As Tears Go By, as a boy hit by a car.
TV work: 2005, Besiman Venus, as Yoav "Joov" Neuman.
In 2003, Love Around The Corner as Lior Dvir.
In 2002, Only In Isreal, as Gidi.
2001, For The Life Of Love, as Gidi Meivi.
In 1999, Zip Gode actor.
Stage play: Played the role of Oedipus in Oedipus, The Gode trial.
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