Ha-Buah (2006)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.3/10   

Réalisateur:

Eytan Fox

Writers:

Eytan Fox (writer)
Gal Uchovsky (writer)

Release Date:

7 septembre 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Romance

Plot:

The movie follows a group of young friends in the city of Tel Aviv and is as much a love song to the...

Plot Keywords:

Palestinian | Gay | Tel Aviv Israel | Soldier | Gay Relationship

Awards:

9 wins & 3 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Cynics always try to burst "the bubble"

Ensemble

Ohad Knoller	...	Noam
Yousef 'Joe' Sweid	...	Ashraf
Daniela Virtzer	...	Lulu (as Daniella Wircer)
Alon Friedman	...	Yelli (as Alon Freidmann)
Zohar Liba	...	Golan
Tzion Baruch	...	Shaul (as Zion Baruch)
Oded Leopold	...	Sharon
Roba Blal	...	Rana, Ashraf's Sister (as Ruba Blal)
Shredi Jabarin	...	Jihad (as Shredy Jabarin)
Yael Zafrir	...	Orna
Noa Barkai	...	Ella
Yotam Ishay	...	Chiki
Eliana Bakier	...	Dalfi (as Eliana Bekiyer)
Avital Barak	...	Dana
Lior Ashkenazi	...	Himself - Actor in "Bent"

Autre(s) titre(s):

The Bubble (International: English title) (USA) (new title)
The Bubble (France) [fr]

Durée:

USA:117 min | Israel:90 min | Canada:117 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Germany:114 min

Pays:

Israel

Langue:

Hébreu | Arabe | Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

France:U | USA:Unrated

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Tel Aviv, Israel

Company:

Feingold Productions

Movie Connections:

Features My Own Private Idaho (1991)

Soundtrack:

Aganju

Cynics always try to burst "the bubble"

The reviewer who called this movie a bust has clearly missed the point. It's obvious he hasn't been young or innocent in a very long time, or he might have understood that the tragedy of it was that the well-meaning young characters actually thought they COULD make a difference by putting up posters and holding a rave for peace. If only it was that easy. But the cynics sit and sneer at people who earnestly try their best to make things better, as the situation gets worse and worse every single day. Well, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.

The central theme is that revenge begets more revenge, which begets even more, in an ever-expanding bloodbath. Both sides will tell you tales of atrocities committed by the other side, which they think justify their committing even MORE in retaliation. Where does it end? And apparently he missed the significance of "the bubble" referred to in the name, which was that people living in Tel Aviv are strangely cut off from the ugly realities of what is going on all around them, which is partly why they seemed so naive. (He also seemed to think that Ashraf could slip through the checkpoints without a problem, which tells me he wasn't paying attention when Ashraf related the delays and problems he had encountered.)

I found it very brave of the director, the screenplay writer, and both star-crossed lovers, to update the Romeo & Juliet story to a modern troubled land, and to make both lovers male. Let's be honest here: Very few people would have a problem if one of them had been a female (young love wins all hearts) -- but when people's uneasiness with their sexuality is added to the fact that, incredibly, these same people would rather have them HATE each other, then the conclusion is inevitable.