Sippur Gadol
Cinematography:
David GurfinkelCast:
Itzik Cohen, Dvir Benedek, Alon Dahan, Shmulik Cohen, Levana Finkelstein, Evelin Hagoel, Irit Kaplan, Togo Igawa, Ra'anan Hefetz, Hilla Sarjon, Ilanit Dado (more)Plots(1)
A group of fat people from the Israeli city of Ramle is fed up with the dictatorship of diets. They leave their dieting club and discover the world of sumo, where fat people like them are honored and appreciated. Through sumo they connect to themselves and their fat body, each one in his own way. Herzl, an obese guy, starts to work as a dish washer in a Japanese restaurant where he is exposed to the world of Sumo through Kitano, the restaurant manager, who was a Sumo coach in Japan. Herzl falls in love with the Sumo world and persuades Kitano to be the Sumo coach of him and his obese friends. A Matter of Size is a movie about the coming out of the closet of fat people and about their ability to accept their fatness and relate positively to their body through the world of sumo. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Videos (1)
Reviews (2)
This is not a film that has any ambition to impact the history of cinema in any way, and I definitely wouldn't give it attributes like exceptional, top-notch, or even groundbreaking. I would describe it as a lovely, pleasant, and funny film about the clash of different cultures and above all human nature. The film looks at human weaknesses with understanding and even love, and it tells everyone with a larger or smaller handicap: try to turn your disadvantage into an advantage, it's all about resourcefulness. This film simply lifted my mood with its gentle humor and style. By the way, remember when I claimed that romantic comedies mean nothing to me? This gang of underdogs has my sympathy, not only because they wear XXXL clothing, but because each of them also has a damn good heart. Overall impression: 90%.
()
This is a decent comedy, which however will not make you roll on the floor laughing. You won’t even let others know you’re having fun. But your soul will have fun, and even if you don’t make a sound, you will be quite satisfied with how entertaining this film is. However, the Hebrew language is worse, as its accent terribly distracts me during the most suspenseful scenes. Otherwise, it’s a decent comedy. A classic story, shot in a pleasant way, which does not offend.
()
Ads