Category Archives: TV

a camp in Africa (TV series: Carthago – Levi brothers, 2022)

Posted on January 21, 2023 by admin

The future of public television is under constant debate in Israel. The debate grows in intensity when, as in recent months, there is a change of government accompanied by changes in directions and priorities in terms of information and cultural … Continue reading →

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the hidden laws of history (film: Blutholz – Torsten C. Fischer, 2022)

Posted on January 20, 2023 by admin

‘Don’ t research these laws / For you are mad when you understand them’. Transylvanian poet George Coșbuc’s lyrics are mentioned twice at the end of ‘Blutholz‘ (the direct translation of the title would be ‘Blood wood‘), a film by … Continue reading →

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a solid second season (TV Series – Tehran, second season)

Posted on June 17, 2022 by admin

When it was released two years ago, the TV series ‘Tehran‘ brought an element of novelty in the genre of espionage series. It was the first Israeli series to focus on the Israeli secret service (the famous Mossad, of course) … Continue reading →

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love, art and politics (TV Series: Bauhaus – A New Era – Lars Kraume, 2019)

Posted on January 14, 2022 by admin

Famous artists are not easy themes in movies and TV series, as it may seem at first glance. The great personalities in the history of art have their fans who have opinions that are hard to change and dangerously to … Continue reading →

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fighting violence with violence (TV series: The Cops / haShotrim – Rotem Shamir, Yuval Yefet, 2021)

Posted on March 9, 2021 by admin

Israeli television series have long gained an audience that watches them with interest, both in Israel and in other countries. The productions are characterized by the diversity of genres (police, political, comic, psychological) and the originality of the formulas, which … Continue reading →

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a TV series about theatre (TV Series: Chazarot – Noa Koller, 2020)

Posted on January 22, 2021 by admin

Israeli television surprises and succeeds again with ‘Rehearsals‘ (‘Chazarot‘ in Hebrew), another series that has a chance to be an international success (after the success at home) and turn into a ‘formula’ to be exported and re-located in other parts … Continue reading →

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the war that did not end (TV series: Valley of Tears / Shaat Neila – CAN 11)

Posted on December 9, 2020 by admin

When do wars end? When cease-fires are signed? Maybe when peace treaties are signed? The TV series ‘Shaat Neila‘ (Closing Hour, alluding to the prayer that concludes the Yom Kippur ceremonies in synagogues) or ‘Valley of Tears‘ once again demonstrates … Continue reading →

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Israeli PD Blue (TV series: Manayek – Roee Idan, 2020)

Posted on September 2, 2020 by admin

We have a lot to complain about this summer, but it was a great summer for the Israeli television. In less than three months I saw three interesting series, well written, excellently acted and directed with talent and originality. The … Continue reading →

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distorted reality (TV series: Losing Alice – Ayelet Zurer, 2020)

Posted on August 12, 2020 by admin

‘Losing Alice‘ (the Hebrew title is ‘L’abed et Alice‘) is a very ambitious Israeli television production, an eight-episode mini-series that bears no resemblance to anything ever produced for the ‘small screens’ in Israel. Apple TV bought this series, together with … Continue reading →

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a techno-thriller in the Middle East (TV series: Tehran – Niv Sultan, 2020)

Posted on July 29, 2020 by admin

‘Tehran‘ is one of the most ambitious productions of Israeli television in recent years. Israeli series have not shied away from subjects related to the conflicts in the Middle East, and ‘Fauda‘ is the best (but not the only) example … Continue reading →

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