Love Trilogy: Chained
{{short description|2019 film by Yaron Shani}}
{{Infobox film
| image = File:Love Trilogy-Chained.png
| alt = Chained film poster - showing a dark-haired woman's profile, with her eyes closed, and a man next to her, his head touching hers
| native_name = טרילוגיה על אהבה: עיניים שלי
| director = Yaron Shani
| producer = Naomi Levari
Saar Yogev
Michael Reuter
| writer = Yaron Shani
| starring = Eran Naim
Stav Almagor
Stav Patay
| music = Hanan Ben Ari
| cinematography = Nitzan Lotem, Shai Skeef
| distributor = Alpha Violet
| released = {{Film date|2019|02|19}}
| runtime = 112 minutes
| country = Israel, Germany
| language = Hebrew
}}
Love Trilogy: Chained (in Hebrew: טרילוגיה על אהבה: עיניים שלי) is a 2019 Israeli drama film, and the second installation of the Love Trilogy film series, written and directed by Yaron Shani. The film's world premier took place at the Berlin International Film Festival.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5428531,00.html|title=שלושה יוצרים ישראלים התקבלו לפסטיבל ברלין|date=December 18, 2018|work=ynet|access-date=February 27, 2019}} The film follows Stripped (2018), and is followed by the third film in the trilogy, Reborn, which also came out in 2019.{{Cite web |title=Reborn |url=https://www.bsheepfilms.com/reborn |access-date=June 27, 2024 |website=Black Sheep Films}}
Plot summary
Rafi "Rashi" Malka (Eran Naim) is a respected veteran police officer, who deals with violent situations on the job. He is married to Avigail (Stav Almagor), who is undergoing fertility treatments. Rashi's tough-guy attitude brings him into frequent conflict with his rebellious step-daughter, Yasmine (Stav Patay), and the family's life is unsettled by frequent fighting. The situation deteriorates when two young men suspected of selling drugs claim that Rashi harassed them sexually, and he is suspended from duty while Internal Affairs investigates. The gradual loss of control over his life pushes him over the edge.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5460581,00.html|title=פסטיבל ברלין: סרטו החדש של ירון שני לא מאכזב|date=February 9, 2019|work=ynet|access-date=February 27, 2019}}
Characters
Yaron Shani works with a cast of non-actors, who work without a script, improvising the scenes on-camera. The film is shot in single takes, without rehearsals.{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/education/1.1283793?lts=1551272797714|title=ערן נעים, המשחק בסרט "עג'מי", פוטר מהמשטרה לאחר שתקף מפגין במהלך ההתנתקות|date=October 6, 2009|work=Ha'aretz|access-date=February 27, 2019}} The lead actor, Eran Naim, is a former police officer, and played a main role in the film Ajami as well.
- Eran Naim: Rafi "Rashi" Malka - a police officer, married to Avigail, stepfather of Yasmine.
- Stav Almagor: Avigail Malka - Rashi's wife, trying to have a baby.
- Stav Patay: Yasmine - Avigail's teenage daughter from a previous marriage.
Production
The film is an Israel-German co-production. Producers were Naomi Levari and Saar Yogev of Black Sheep Productions,{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmfund.org.il/films/?id=&nom=004276&film=%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%92%D7%99%D7%94%20%D7%A2%D7%9C%20%D7%90%D7%94%D7%91%D7%94-%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D%20%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99|title=טרילוגיה על אהבה-עיניים שלי|website=Israel Film Fund|access-date=February 27, 2019}} in cooperation with Michael Reuter of The Post Republic. The movie was made with the support of the Israeli Film Fund, Arte, and yes satellite television, and is distributed by Alpha Violet, a French-based independent film distribution company.
Reviews
Israeli newspaper ynet praised both the film and Shani's project, "meant to blend the line between reality and fiction", "intriguing".
Awards
; Berlin Film Festival
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| 2019
| Love Trilogy: Chained
| Panorama Viewers' Choice
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See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=8214936}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|chained_2019|}}
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