Israeli Brokeback
I liked this short (1 hr, 7 min) from Israel. Think Brokeback Mountain but instead of Montana, its the border between Israel and Lebanon. Its not cowboys, rather Israeli Army soldiers. Other than that, the stories are amazingly compatible.
What stuck in my head like a splinter was the song at the end. Its a clubbish song, which I normally don't care for but the singer's voice is amazing. The song in English is called Your Soul, in Hebrew its called Bo, its performed by Israel's gay pop icon, Ivri Lider (above). Don't bother trying to find his music through normal means, just go to israzon.com and search for the CD named Ha-anashim ha-hadashim.
Yossi & Jagger
Ivri Lider
posted by Jim at 7:05 PM
13 Comments:
OMG Jim I loved that movie! I saw it a good while back, the same weekend I watched Walk on Water.
I thought the same thing about it being the Israeli Brokeback.
I also sound captured the song from the movie. Persian Guy had a post about this movie awhile back and a link to Rita the artist that they mention in the movie.
9:15 AM
Hey Cranky!
I knew you would like that one. I think Persian Guy and I have really similar taste in film!
10:04 AM
Hey Jimbo!
Glad you enjoyed. I figured you would like that one :)
10:13 AM
Hey Jim,
I just came cross on you blog and i like it, i could place you on my blog list as well anyway. I Have seen this film in teathres and it was really good, but the porblem is too short, anyway i did enjoy the conversation and the song of it as well if not have you tried watching WALK ON WATER by Eytan fox, the same director of Yossi and SUMMERSTORM movie.. cioa!
1:25 PM
Hi N.Armstrong ...
Sure, I will list you also. Looks like I need to put Walk On Water into my must see list since you and Cranky both recommend!
7:04 PM
I'm going to check this out, sounds good
9:10 PM
Enjoy Derek!
6:39 PM
OK Catchya, I too am wondering if they saw a different version of Brokeback. Sure, it seemed a little rough considering the preceeding scene was so benign but I've seen more explicit scenes in bars during the day.
6:41 PM
Great review Jim! I posted a brief review on St. Paddy's day of Yossi & Jagger and even found and uploaded the original version of Your Soul, by Rita (which is the artist who's name alone silences everyone at the end of the film) They never play this version in the movie, but it is the one Jagger refers to.
here is the post link, you have to scroll down midway to see the Yossi post :
http://dryfreelean.blogspot.com/2006/03/and-to-honor-this-day-of-green.html
5:52 AM
See what happens when I miss a day of Persian Guy! :)
Thanks, I am going there now to download! I ordered Lider's CD so when it comes in, I'll let ya know.
10:05 AM
I bet you'll like this one too, Sangroncito, not as well-crafted but still powerful.
11:56 PM
Yossi and Jagger and Brokeback Mountain are really good films. Its Eytan Fox and Ang Lee's sensitivity that made both beautiful. But both have tragic conclusions.
Do you know any gay movie that has this kind of compassion but ends happily? Closest i can think of is 1985's The Beautiful Laundrette. But its warmth is not that powerful compared to Y&J and BM.
Nice blog, BTW!
11:27 AM
Aceian ... good point and no I can't think of one. Seems like there must always be a looming tragedy to bring the warmth and compassion to the surface.
10:26 PM
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