This film has a strong authorship
The performance method is also very anti-traditional and not to please the audience
Make the slightest compromise in entertainment, fans and friends' comments on the film
It shows more serious polarization or Rotten Tomatoes.
Freshness and popcorn ratings are more intuitive
86% on Rotten Tomatoes by critics
The popcorn index given by the audience is only 33%
This means that 67% of the audience did not like the movie
Of course, if the audience has seen various interpretations of the film, then watch the film
Personally, I think the popcorn index will be greatly improved
Many lines and plots in the film are described with profound metaphors
or direct criticism
Just from the background of the story "An Israeli in Paris"
It has already given people a kind of imagination space related to various cultural symbols
Before we get to know the film, let’s have a brief look at the director of the film
An Israeli in Paris: Nadav Rapid
Rapide admits the script was written based on his own experience
Also involved in the writing of the script is his father Rapid Sr.
The same as the experience of the hero Jove in the play
Rapide to study and work in Tel Aviv after military service in Israel
Rapid came to live in Paris around 2000
In his own words, to escape an "Israeli fate"
So what does he mean by an "Israeli destiny"?
As the story unfolds, we will slowly understand
Like the hero of the film, Rapid's early years in Paris
Without an identity, he made a living by doing odd jobs. He started by writing and directing short films.
Gradually onto the big screen Note: Although he lived in Paris for many years
also mastered very fluent french but eventually made him famous
Still the big screen in Israel that gave him his identity
Rapide made his second feature film "The Teacher" in 2014
Describe a kindergarten teacher who discovered that there was a
A boy with extraordinary language talent to protect the boy
develop his potential with worldly ideas and educational systems
Stories of passive resistance in another extreme way, such as kidnapping
The film received rave reviews after its release and was remade by Hollywood in 2018
This is an affirmation of Rapide as the script original
Rapid said the boy with a super imagination for language
It's his own portrayal, which can be corroborated from the film's lines.
Take a look at the verses that the boy casually said in "The Kindergarten Teacher":
A bull stands alone in the dark in the backyard
deep blue eyes he looked at me
breathing hard to live
Works by Emile in Synonyms:
All travel continues mechanically
It all started with nothingness and stupidity
...elegantly embellished with a rebellious pagan
From the above language style, we can see that
Although the verses that the boy casually uttered were unconscious
but with Ameler in synonyms
But it has a general context similar to blood relationship
In order to reproduce the situation when he came to Paris alone in half-hearted French
Rapide took pains to cast male lead
He didn't look for a French-Hebrew bilingual actor to put on a jerky accent
Instead, translate the entire script into Hebrew
Looking for native Israeli youth
In the end, I fell in love with someone who didn't know French in drama school but wanted to learn
Tom - Messier In the end, Messier did an excellent job of the actor Jove's interpretation
This is exactly what Lapid wanted to express: the male protagonist Jove doesn't know France
Just set up a utopia of inclusiveness, freedom and fraternity in my mind
And when he sensed the inability to find identity
A natural and irreconcilable contradiction with the reality of France
Let's play this video
Check out the story of this young Israeli who came to Paris
At the beginning of the film, it creates a dilemma with a hot heart and a cold reality
Young Israeli Jove with high enthusiasm for France and Paris
First arrived in Paris because of financial constraints
Sneak into an upscale apartment for sale and take a shower
Unexpectedly, all the backpacks and clothes were stolen and Jove was in an embarrassing situation.
Saved by wealthy Parisian couple Emile and Caroline
From this, the ambiguous relationship between the three people is both friendship and beyond friendship.
Jove psychologically denies everything about Israel
He refuses to speak Hebrew and is determined not to return to Israel
He is actively trying to improve his French by memorizing synonyms in the French dictionary
Hope to integrate with this ideal society as soon as possible
Get identity recognition and get rid of "Israeli destiny"
He even had the lofty ideal of being buried in Lachaise Cemetery after his death
The famous Lachaise Cemetery has been buried for nearly two hundred years
Celebrities who had a huge impact on French society
Jove wears a dress given to him by Emily and Caroline
When I went to the bookstore to buy a dictionary with the euros that Emile gave him
I stole three cards, one is Napoleon
One is Nirvana frontman Kurt Carbon
One is the famous expressionist painter Van Gogh
Interesting is the ending of these three characters
Napoleon died of arsenic poisoning and Kurt Carbon was in
Home in the US shortly after the Paris concert was lost
Shooting suicide Vincent van Gogh also shot himself after suffering from mental disorders
Is the director hinting at Yove's final ending?
Let's move on
Jove learns French synonyms and synonyms from the dictionary every day
filthy filthy stinking nasty nasty abomination
Disgusting ignorant wolf-hearted Israel
When reading such derogatory words, he naturally thinks of Israel
France in the eyes of Emile and Caroline
It's boring, empty, absurd, lifeless
Jove thinks Paris is brilliant in addition to beautiful women
There is a deeper essence
Ameler says rotten mediocrity is the same as any other city
Jove reminds himself that before he achieves his goal
Don't look up at the tempting city of Paris
Even passing by the spectacular world-famous Notre Dame Cathedral
However, everyone is destined to be inseparable from reality
Jove wants to live too, he must have tried "purely French" work too
But in the end he got a job as an Israeli embassy security guard.
Joff met Israelis Michel and Ahon through security work
If Emile and Caroline are the French labels in the film
Michel and Ahon represent Israel
Michelle is the representative of martialism, his expansion comes from force
Ahong is faithful to nationalism and statism and believes in the state media
He warns Jove that the newspapers say Europe is the den of the sinister
France, in particular, hated the infidelity of Jews to Judaism. He said:
The TV said that the Jews covered the bonnet with another hat
When Jove and Ah Hong were on the subway together, Ah Hong suddenly became nervous
Humming Israel's national anthem and provocatively walking in front of others
staring at each other, but the other party sees nothing and doesn't even look at him
Lao Burn thinks this plot is a classic, it vividly shows
The Psychological Inferiority Caused by Israel's "Brainwashing History of Suffering" Education
and absurdly amplified nationalism
A hilarious contrast to a social state of the "collective unconscious"
Michelle and Ahon secretly organize raids against neo-Nazis
When Jove and Ameler talk about the Greek hero Hector
Ahong killed in covert operation
The video did not show the tragic nature of the Ahong attack
It didn't explain why Ahong's action failed.
Just use the story of the tragic hero Hector
A satire on the distorted view of winner is king in Israeli culture
Although Jove hates everything in Israel
But he told Ameler all his stories in Israel
Emily said: I have nothing to share with you
my life is boring
Jove and Emily's same-sex relationship has always been ambiguous
but never leapfrogged
Instead, with Caroline, the slut in Emily's eyes
A passionate interlude that can't be explained clearly
Emily knows their relationship
I want to help Jove solve the problem of naturalization in France
It just pointed out that Joff and Caroline are married.
Jove qualifies for citizenship if married to Caroline
So he took part in the citizenship training class
Teachers explain abstract values with simple right and wrong
Such training caused Jove's discomfort
Maybe he realizes it's no different from a life lesson in Israel
When asked to sing the national anthem of one's own country
Jove is serious with a voice beyond standard decibels
Recited the lyrics of Israel's national anthem aloud, completely ignoring the teacher's call to stop
Maybe Emily has a grudge after all
Deliberately avoided going to town hall to help Jove Caroline with the marriage formalities
After persisting for a long time, uninspired, empty and boring
Went to my father's factory for a management meeting after a fruitless writing life
This also means that Emile finally made a compromise with reality
Jove causes chaos by letting crowds in line in the rain into the embassy
After losing his embassy job, he worked two jobs
One is a nude model who was asked by a photographer to do ugly and lewd gestures
But shout it out in Hebrew
The second job is to participate in a role-playing video recording
And the director deliberately arranged a scene from Lebanon
Palestinian girl plays opposite him
It can be imagined that these two work experiences have tortured Jove psychologically.
Coupled with the indifference of Aimille's attitude, Jove's psychological burden
reached the limit
Jove finds Caroline backstage after attending Caroline's concert
snarling at her gaffe I want to stop this
I feel like Emily has had enough
I can't stand the music you play to Ameler either
Although Jove denigrates and even hates everything about Israel
But Israel as a cultural symbol has long been in his soul
Jove and Caroline grievances after the branding concert
Male musicians fight viciously and ask band members right and wrong questions
In terms of psychological motivation, the rebellious Jove and the steadfast patriotic Ahong
Essentially there is no difference
The final scene of the film is full of grimness and despair
Jove slammed into the doors of Emily and Caroline again and again
But this door seems to be closed forever to Jove from a foreign land
Jove becomes a complete spiritual wanderer for both of them
identity integration cultural identity
It seems to be the topic of greatest concern to every expat
Jove arrives in Paris full of hope and confidence
Like director Lapid said the better my French is
The easier it is for me to be regarded as a symbol of an exotic culture
Jove rejects his Israeli identity and tries to forget Hebrew
But all the jobs he can find are related to his native language
Jove refused his father to take him back to Israel
A sentence from my father seems to define what language means to an individual's identity:
To reject one's own language is to kill a part of oneself
The film alludes to Israel's "brainwashing of history of suffering" through Jove
has become a social doctrine equivalent to religious fanaticism
Nationalism and statism have become Israelis
Mind Shackles and Survival Tags
On the other hand, the male protagonist's own image is used as a mapping
International politics, religion and ethnic relations facing Israel
disputes in areas such as
The presentation of the film is anti-traditional
The male body is shown on a large scale, while the female body is kept secret
Nor is there any picture showing the magnificent and magnificent side of Paris
Instead, panning the camera with the hand to take pictures of the male protagonist's exterior
Perspectives are mostly subjective, even Notre Dame
Jove just couldn't help but quickly looked up.
Telephoto shaking view narrow street with dark colors
This makes Jove's mustard yellow coat very eye-catching and contrasting.
When you switch to an objective view, it's as if the whole city is
Watching the outsider vigilantly
Let's go back and see when Michelle summoned Ahon to discuss the attack.
Ahong asked Michelle if he was taking Yove with him
Michelle said, "No, he's a good one."
Does this indicate that after Jove decides he can't be identified?
Will it turn to the other extreme? if so
Will Jove's ending echo the fate of the characters on the three cards?
The film expands the audience's imagination
Let the audience give an answer they think is logical
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