Eytan Fox ( he, איתן פוקס; born on August 21, 1964) is an Israeli film director.

Biography

Eytan Fox was born in

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. His family

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to Israel when he was two. His father, Seymour Fox, was a

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rabbi and a professor of Jewish education at the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

. His mother, Sara Kaminker-Fox, was the head of the Jerusalem city council and involved in Jerusalem urban planning. Fox has two brothers,

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and Danny. He grew up in

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, served in the army, and studied at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

's School of Film and Television. He is openly

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and many of his films contain themes of

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, as well as the effect the

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has on interpersonal relationships. Fox and his partner,

Gal Uchovsky Gal Uchovsky ( he, גל אוחובסקי; born September 27, 1958) is an Israeli screenwriter, producer, journalist, activist and Israeli TV personality. Early life Uchovsky was born in Hadera. His family moved to Vienna where his father studie ...

, have a long-term relationship. They are also professional collaborators, Uchovsky, a screenwriter, producer and journalist, is involved in much of the scriptwriting for Fox's movies. His 2002 film ''

Yossi & Jagger ''Yossi & Jagger'' ( he, יוסי וג'אגר, Yossi VeJagger) is a 2002 Israeli romantic drama film directed by Eytan Fox about soldiers at the Israel–Lebanon border who try to find some peace and solace from the daily routine of war. The film ...

'' is a portrayal of the love between two young Jewish military men while completing their mandatory national service. In 2004 film '' Walk on Water'', he takes on the thorny topics of racism/discrimination and confronting the Nazi past of two young upper class Germans.

Lior Ashkenazi Lior Ashkenazi ( he, ליאור אשכנזי; born 28 December 1968) is an Israeli actor, voice actor, comedian and television presenter. Biography Lior Ashkenazi was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, and grew up in the Neveh Yehoshua neighborhood. His ...

plays a Mossad assassin under cover as a tour guide. In 2006 film '' The Bubble'', he asks the big question: What is love? as the film follows three young Tel Aviv residents, a female political activist and her two gay roommates, one of whom (the same actor from ''Yossi & Jagger'') falls in love with a Palestinian (who also appears as a waiter) while on border guard duty as part of his national military service.

Awards

In 2006, Fox was the first recipient of the

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's Decade Award, a prize given to a filmmaker whose work has made a significant contribution to Jewish cinema over a period of at least ten years.

Filmography

Films

* ''

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'' (1990) * '' Shirat Ha'Sirena'' (''Siren's Song'', 1994) * ''

'' (2002) * '' Walk on Water'' (2004) * '' The Bubble'' (2006) * '' Yossi'' (2012), a sequel to ''

'' * ''

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(Bananot)'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2020)

Television

* '' Sipurim Kzarim Al Ahava'', episode " Ba'al Ba'al Lev" (1997) * '' Florentin'' (1997) * '' Tamid Oto Chalom'' (2009) released in UK and US in 2011 as ''Mary Lou'', and starring Ido Rosenberg, Alon Levi, and Dana Frider * '' The Bar Mitzvah'' (2018)

References

External links

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"Between Sex And Country: The Films of Eytan Fox"Fantastic Mr. Fox
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