Israel Trip - Yossi & Jagger
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Manufacturer: Strand Releasing
Starring: Ohad Knoller, Yehuda Levi, Assi Cohen, Aya Steinovitz, Hani Furstenberg
Directed By: Eytan Fox
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0712267230228
Format: Color
Label: Strand Releasing
Manufacturer: Strand Releasing
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Strand Releasing
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-03-30
Running Time: 65
Studio: Strand Releasing
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
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Studio: Strand Releasing Release Date: 04/06/2006
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Summary: Beautiful and poignant.
Comment: Yossi and Jagger is the story of two IDF officers stationed on the Israeli-Lebanese border. It is set in a remote and beautiful location and despite the shortness of the film it delivers a satisfying if poignant message of youth, life and the specter of death that is always in the background for these soldiers.
Yossi is the units commander and is very aware of his position and his responsibilities. Lior, also known as Jagger because he's charismatic like a rock star (and hot like one!), is one of the other officers and is well liked by all. The one person Jagger truly loves is Yossi. Jagger is soon to be released from his service in the IDF and wants further commitment from Yossi. Unfortunately Yossi has his own plans of furthering his military career. The dynamics of the troop and the little cameos from each character and how they deal with their isolation, youth and emerging love are engaging.
The romance between Yossi and Jagger is sweet and moving. I loved the scene of the boys running round and goofing off in the snow. And the pervy bunny! My favorite moment is near the end with Yossi's reference to the song by Rita and its importance to Lior.
The script was based on a true story but I could not find any reference to the original author. The screenplay was written by Avner Bernheimer and directed by Eytan Fox.
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Summary: Tracing the Eytan Fox filmography gets you here; 71 powerful minutes
Comment: If you work your way backwards in the Eytan Fox (aka, Eitan Fuchs) filmography, you'll end up here at Yossi and Jagger. My path started at what I think is his best film (and one of my favorite films ever), Walk on Water starring Lior Ashkenazi, Israel's best actor. I then worked my way forward to The Bubble, which has Ashkenazi in a cameo as himself and stars Ohad Knoller of 'Yossi'.
'Yossi' itself is a scant 71 minutes, but Fox makes every minute count. What strikes me is the relevance of Fox's work. If you look at 2006's Second Lebanon War (a.k.a., The July War), it was set off by border skirmishes and kidnappings of Israeli soldiers on the northern front. Fighting put northern Israeli cities into peril from Hezbollah rockets. Those are the themes that fuel and run through "Yossi and Jagger" and "The Bubble." Fox and co-writer (and partner) Gal Uchovsky get my respect for the way they've crafted these realistic dramatic arcs.
The other treat here is Aya Koren (here credited as 'Aya Steinovitz' - pre-marriage I suppose) as 'Yaeli'. This is the most beautiful woman in film, but IMDB lists her last on-screen appearance in 2004. Seriously, what is up with that? Israeli directors and casting agents, please put an end to this injustice.
Other random thoughts: My co-favorite (with 'Walk on Water') Israeli film still stands as The Syrian Bride. My second-ranked Ashkenazi work is Late Marriage, which has the added advantage of Ms. Koren in a small role and Ronit Elkabetz in a meaty one.
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Summary: WOW. This is a truly horrible film....
Comment: This was really painfully bad - the plot was terrible: simplistic, predictable and shallow. The acting was pretty terrible, too. It really resembled a Cold War-era student film project. The ending was particularly bizarre...after everything that had happened (the main character loses his lover in battle), you HOPED you'd see a little depth to him, perhaps see him look back and appreciate his lost partner in a new way. Instead, you watch him sit at the guy's wake and sort of smirk knowlingly, while the grieving family talks about their closeted dead son's life, not realizing that he was this guy's lover. He sort of shrugs and smiles, as if he'd just gotten a flat tire or something, but now he's over it. Oh, and on top of all this, there isn't even anyone particularly attractive in the film. DON'T BOTHER.
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Summary: Don't waste your time
Comment: This was an awful movie in all respects. Bad acting, simple and boring plot, etc. It comes off as very amateurish. You aren't drawn into the story at all, and by the end you'll feel robbed of your time.
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Summary: thank God it was short
Comment: The only positive thing about *Yossi & Jagger* was that it was a short film, at 65 minutes.
After having watched a considerable amount of foreign films, I expected this movie to move at a slow pace. While it was slow, I was waiting for story to pick up or capture my attention. It failed to do so.
Yossi and Jagger are two soldiers in an Israeli army, monitoring the Lebanese border. Unknown to their comrades, they are lovers. They go off in little missions together only to spend intimate moments with each other. Jagger wants Yossi to leave the army but Yossi loves the military life.
Things change for Yossi and Jagger when a colonel arrives and warns them of a possible ambush that evening. The ambush will ultimately decide the fate of their relationship.
Fairly simple yet severely underdeveloped. You're not missing anything if you never get the chance to watch this film.
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