Meshi Kleinstein: "I thought the corona would make us better and unfortunately we have become more pigs"
The work with Avi Nesher ("fulfilling a dream"), the close relationship with mother Rita ("consulting with her on every breath"), the moments when she hid who her parents were ("there were stages that it bothered and bothered") and the big bet on "zero in human relations": The actress and singer talks about everything in the podcast "What does it sound like?".
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Nir Yahav, in collaboration with Mifal Hapayis
05/01/2022
Wednesday, 05 January 2022, 00:00
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Kleinstein's silk is on the wave. After the success in the musical arena and on the theater stages - the actress, singer and dubber stars for the first time on the big screen in the film "Victory Picture" by Avi Nesher. "This was my first film ever and more with Avi Nesher which is a legend for me and I had a dream to work with it for years," she said in a conversation with Nir Yahav in "What does it sound like?", The Walla! Culture in collaboration with Mifal Hapayis. "It was a crazy experience. They built a set from scratch in the desert."
Tell us a little about the photographs at the height of the Corona period.
"True, it was at the height of the corona, so the experience of leaving the house was exciting. It was scary, I had to learn Spanish for this character. This is a new immigrant from Argentina and the whole film is in Spanish or Argentine accent. I did Kara for this character which is something I always wanted "I did not have the courage. Avi Nesher told me, 'You have no choice, you are getting a haircut today.' So I was actually happy."
To be photographed for a very different film than to be photographed for a series?
"It's new to me. Also about the series. There's also the fear of the unknown. What will happen to the Spanish? It will sound fine? But I got good responses. I was at the premiere, and someone came up to me crying and told me her parents were in Kibbutz Nitzanim and it was their Spanish. "Killed me, took my heart out of the place. Of course I will continue with the Spanish."
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Silk (Photo: Matan Mitzpi)
How did it feel to be nominated for the Ophir Prize, 30 years after your mother?
"I did not expect to play in the film, not to play in Avi Nesher's film and to be nominated for Ophir is a delusion in my eyes. I have no idea what happened, but it is very surprising."
And in general,
how did the corona and the closures go through you?
"I was sure the corona would make us better people, but nothing, it did nothing. I feel like we just became more pigs, both to ourselves and to each other. I do not think we are on the right track to this thing. I was in a frenzy of 27 shows a month, so the truth is That the first month at home felt like a gift to me. There's nothing I love more than being home. I understand Arik Einstein so much. After a month all of a sudden here and now it's starting to bother you. Questions are starting to arise "I had a lot of noise during this period - scary noise, because you're used to planning at least tomorrow and we could not. It was very difficult for me."
And now?
"I calmed down and I have no peace at all. I ran from place to place again, thank God. I did not know if it would be over, another month and another month passed. How much can you talk to yourself and say everything will be fine? After two or three months I tickled to come back."
Did you imagine that zero in human relations would be such a crazy hit?
"I had no idea. The director Ido (Rosenberg - NY) who is a good friend of mine for years talked to me, and he told me he thought it would be fun.
Although everyone around me told me it was dangerous, and that they could ruin the movie and that it was worth going for the safe thing - I could not and went with the stomach.
I made a huge bet and this is one of the most amazing and brave choices I have ever had. "
What do you like about Dafi?
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She goes to the end with what she wants and it's stunning to me, I connect to it. "
Not tired?
"Sometimes I do not feel like leaving the house, but the second I meet the audience - there is something so connecting and collecting and exciting about it. I find myself constantly finding more new things within this thing. There is something instructive about it. In the end we do get up every day "And we do the same thing and we have to find out how it satisfies us and excites us. It's an amazing lesson for life."
I read that you never thought of being an actress.
"Inaccurate, in my life I never thought I would make a musical. When I got to 'Hair', suddenly it was like a glove next to it. Sometimes you don't have to decide, sometimes life brings you what's right for you and you have to know how to let go."
What else tickles you in the game?
"I want to do everything. I think everything will come in its time. I feel more brave, especially after hairspray."
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You were born into a very artistic home. Could you even choose otherwise?
"From the age of 5 I started writing songs and composing them, but I also had periods where I asked myself questions. Should I be a singer because I sing beautifully?".
What does the childhood of someone born to two such cultural giants look like?
"I did not try anything else. There were stages that it was annoying, oppressive and disturbing. As with everything there are pros and cons. If I tried to hide it? Every day when I leave the house. Sometimes you have no power to be approached. Yes, sometimes the publicity is oppressive and sometimes it is fun."
Would you like to be a full-time singer, one that audiences come to her shows?
"Yes, I want everything. I just do not click on a specific dream. I enjoy doing everything - dubbing every day, going to shows in the evening. I do not feel I have time for anything else. I can not give 20 or 50 percent to something, I give 100 "Hold on to everything I do. That's my way of doing things."
"Was funny on levels."
Avni and Cherki (Photo: Rafi Daloia)
Was there a character you voiced that you identified with most of all?
"Rapunzel. She's the most like me in the world. She's both curious and loves love and such drama."
Did you consult with your cousin Liraz Cherki before Avi Nesher's film?
"Honestly not. If there is anyone I consult with about every breath it is my mother. She knows everything about me, every moment. I call her at least 14 times a day at least. Sometimes she does not come back to me and I am like 'what do you not see me calling?'" .
What's the best advice Mom has given you?
"There's a lot of advice but it's costing me one right now. I was in the hair and there was a dance that everyone did so beautifully and I got mad because I'm not a dancer. Get out of here and go home. 'I came home crying. It was just the beginning. I came back one day, broke down and cried and asked my mother why I could not do like everyone else. "And there is a colorful and infinity of flowers. It is impossible for everyone to be the same flower. Look how beautiful each flower is and it is a world and its fullness. Be the flower you are and they will be the flower they are. This is one of the most beautiful advice I have received from her."
Do you also consult with Dad?
"Obviously. You know he solves amazing dreams."
We talked about Liraz Cherki, and you recently starred in The Victory Picture with her husband Tom Avni.
"It was funny on the levels. He wasn't supposed to play in the movie, but because of the corona he could play. Then I was informed that my favorite in the movie was Tom Avni. I called my father straight and told him 'Father, what do we do, Tom is my cousin, we do Family meals together. "So he said to me, 'Alas, what do we do with your sex scene?'. I told him, 'What ?!', so he said he was just laughing. "He was amazing. There was no partner like Tom in the world. I would finish a scene and look straight into his eyes - he was my mirror, knowing if we did a good job or not."
And how is working with my father?
"There are no such things. I look at him with admiration and appreciation. I really like him a lot. He gives the feeling that you are building something together."
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What do you think is your biggest victory?
"The people I have gathered around me in life. I feel like at any given moment I have someone to call, whether it's a spouse, family or friends I work with."
Your sister Noam is also a musician. Do you consult?
"We are different, also in character. Although we were born on the same day but there is no such difference in the world. We think differently, the rhythm is different, the tastes are different. In everything. I really appreciate her, she is much more musical in my eyes. She took Rami Kleinstein's side in levels. Producer, writer, composer - the whole package. Sometimes I consult with her and sometimes not. She is very sophisticated and stunning. I am sick of everything she does and crazy about her songs. Sometimes I try to compose something for me, but it does not work. One day it will work ".
Is there envy, even below the surface?
"We are not there because we are so different."
Another month you are 30 years old.
"It's hard. It's hard for me every birthday. I had a year where a lot of dreams came true so it was easier to get through the year. Let's say last year, in Corona, after a whole year of nothing, what a birthday blues I had."
Why be sad?
"It's very difficult to grow, but so is everyone around me."
What other dreams do you want to fulfill?
"I do not know specifically what I want and I enjoy it. I go to auditions, and suddenly write a song in the studio, and soon get married. I make meetings about other things in the theater and enjoy that I do not know exactly what is going to happen. I love that things come. There will always be someone more. "Good at something, so why not just do what I want and what's good for me?"
Not only Dad, but also an amazing dream solver.
Rami Kleinstein (Photo: Roni Wahba)
You do not feel that your mother is a wasted actress?
"Most wasted. I told her it did not make sense that there were no more of her things. But it was hers."
What about reality?
"Not right now. Why? Judging? It feels tough to me. I believe that if you do not come to do good to someone else, do not come."
How much Persian is a part of you?
"I'm sick of the food and love the heat. I love the language but understand only the rude words. That's what Grandma taught me. I also love my family's drama and I celebrate it. In terms of music I love the songs Mom releases or Liraz releases. "Maybe one day I'll feel a greater connection and appear at the UN like a mother."
Why are you listening these days?
"A new Bruno Mars album has just been released. This is something crazy. I love Adele too, I heard a few songs from the new album but not the whole one. This album moved me less than her previous album,That moved me a lot. "
What talents do you admire in your parents and regret not having?
"Dad's composing talent. Mom has amazing writing abilities and she also dances amazing. I really appreciate everything they do."
"Quiet" made you want to write more?
"No. I do feel that the world of music is very cruel. You put out a song after six months of work and it just disappears. It's not like a theater that you meet every night with an audience, so I feel that music is a crueler world than theater."
What about performances?
"It's going to happen. I do not have time for that right now."
Is there anything you regret?
"No. I really believe we really learn from all the tougher things. I believe in lessons."
Listen at the beginning of the article to the full podcast with Silk Kleinstein
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