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  • 2007
  • Unrated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 57 m
  • 2007
  • Unrated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 57 m

Summary Three young Israelis, two guys and a girl, share an apartment in Tel Aviv’s hippest neighborhood. As they try to put aside political conflicts and focus on their lives and loves, these progressive 20-somethings are often accused of living in an escapist “bubble”. Among them are three young Israeli flatmates: headstrong Lulu, who works ...

Directed By: Eytan Fox

Written By: Gal Uchovsky, Martin Sherman, Eytan Fox

  • 2007
  • Unrated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 57 m
  • 2007
  • Unrated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 57 m

The Bubble

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
61
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary Three young Israelis, two guys and a girl, share an apartment in Tel Aviv’s hippest neighborhood. As they try to put aside political conflicts and focus on their lives and loves, these progressive 20-somethings are often accused of living in an escapist “bubble”. Among them are three young Israeli flatmates: headstrong Lulu, who works ...

Directed By: Eytan Fox

Written By: Gal Uchovsky, Martin Sherman, Eytan Fox

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
61
73% Positive
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18% Mixed
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9% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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75
Director and co-writer Eytan Fox is going for a sexually democratic, politically aware variation on story themes familiar to "Sex and the City" viewers. (At one point Lulu is referred to as "Miss Israeli Carrie Bradshaw.") Surprisingly, it works, and the entire cast is excellent.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
75
Fox stumbles a little at the end, which is unnecessarily exaggerated. He should have trusted his own talent - it's the attention to minor details that makes his work so memorable.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
70
Mr. Fox may be a romantic, but he understands that love is rarely all you need.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
70
One might question the operatic finale, which doesn't quite have the inevitability of the greatest tragic love stories. But the film's humanism gives it an overwhelming impact. To Israeli audiences, the experience must be even more explosive.
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70
Eytan Fox delivers another involving tale in The Bubble.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
50
Sweet tempered but occasionally simplistic youth picture about three young, progressive Israelis who share a flat in a chic section of Tel Aviv.
By Jonathan Rosenbaum FULL REVIEW
38
The comedy is without distinction and the conclusion is melodramatic. I must note that ads for the film are misleading because they give no hint of the dark side of The Bubble.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Uchovsky Fox, Metro Productions, Ronen Ben-Tal Films, Feingold Productions, Israeli Film Fund, Keshet Hot
Release Date Sep 7, 2007
Duration 1 h 57 m
Rating Unrated
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Website http://www.myspace.com/thebubblemovie
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Awards

Awards of the Israeli Film Academy
• 3 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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