"The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem" returns and a new film for the director of "La La Land": all the cultural recommendations for next week | Israel today

Another weekend is upon us, and what if it's not a great opportunity to make all our plans for the next week?

Well, get recommendations for everything interesting in the world of culture in the week of 1/26-1/20.

motion pictures

Babylon

Every film by Damien Chazelle, the Academy Award-winning director-screenwriter of "La La Land" (who also directed the wonderful "Whiplash"), is a reason to party - and his new film is further proof of that.

In this epic, set in Los Angeles in the 1990s, viewers follow the rise and fall of several characters during a time full of rampant corruption in the movie city that is Hollywood.

The many stars participating in the film include Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Tobey Maguire and the promising Diego Calva.

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David the second king of Israel

The life story of former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister David Levy is at the center of this documentary, directed by Robbie Elmaleh and Amir Ben David.

All the tensions that shape the Israeli identity are included here: center and periphery, Mizrahim and Ashkenazim, the "first" and the "second" Israel.

After about 15 years of almost complete media silence, the 85-year-old Levy takes stock in front of the cameras.

In the film he talks about his life as a politician and statesman, who was a pillar in the story of the State of Israel for many decades.

Second, HOT8

maestro

Bruno Shiss directed the French adaptation of "Footnote", the film by Yossef Seder that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

In this version Francois Dumas and his son Danny are successful and respected musical conductors.

When the father discovers that he has been chosen to perform at La Scala, the famous Italian opera house, he feels that his lifelong dream is about to come true.

When Danny discovers that it wasn't his father who was chosen for the prestigious position but him, things get complicated.

Starring Owen Attal and veteran Pierre Arditti.

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Our connections

Musa has always been kind to his family members, unlike his brother Riyad, a famous and egotistical TV presenter.

After Musa is injured in a car accident that leaves him with a temporary brain injury, crises arise with the family members, but not with Riyad, whom he admires so much.

The film, which competed for the Golden Lion award at the last Berlin Film Festival, was directed by the French actor-director Rushdie Zem ("Chocolate").

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series

The beauty queen of Jerusalem

After the success of the previous season, the series based on the book by Sharit Yeshi-Levi is back for a second season, which will continue to follow the events of the Jerusalem Ermoza family in the days before the establishment of the State of Israel and during World War II.

In the new season, the family will run into a host of difficulties, either from the professional world or from the romantic world.

The stars of the previous season, such as Michael Aloni, Hila Saadia and Sovel Ariel Or, will return this time as well, and in the new season they will be reinforced in the form of Aki Avni, Michaeli Givati, Kim Or Azoulai, and even the singer Shiri Maimon.

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Aviram Katz

Yehezkel Lazarov plays Aviram, a successful writer who receives an offer to create a story in sequels for a well-known newspaper.

The problem: he has been in a writing block for quite some time.

The solution comes from his neighbor Victor (Shashon Gabai), who asks him to give his opinion on a book he wrote.

Despite his reluctance, Aviram reads the book - and discovers that it is the best thing ever written.

So good, he decided to steal it for his new job.

This comedic detective drama was created by Dana Moden (who also stars) and Eitan Tzur (who also directed), based on Asher Kravitz's book "Writing Like God".

Among the other participants: Yaniv Biton, Joy Rieger and Gila Almagor.

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From the series "Aviram Katz", photo: Courtesy here 11

Outstanding

There is almost no human being who has not at some point in his life wanted to have some kind of superpower.

In this series it happens: everyone who turns 18 develops a superpower, but this is not the case with Jen, who, despite the fact that she is already 25, is still waiting for that power to arrive.

She is unsatisfied romantically or professionally, but her overly optimistic friend Carrie takes her on a journey in search of Jen's superpower.

Wednesday, Disney+

The greatest of all time

Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods, Chris Evert and Derek Jeter are some of the greatest athletes of the past 60 years, some of the best their respective sports have ever known.

The four, along with other sports legends, participate in this three-part documentary series, and with the help of extraordinary photographs by veteran sports photographer Walter Voss, they tell what it takes for them to be among the best in history.

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music

Yoram Gaon and Esther Ofarim - together and separately

Two of the biggest and most important artists in the history of Israeli music are putting on a joint show, which comes after Ofrim was a guest last year at one of Gaon's shows.

The great demand brought them to cooperate fully, in a performance in which they will perform selected parts of the rich repertoire of both - together and separately.

The show will be accompanied by 36 musicians of Ra'anana Symphont, conducted by David Zeba.

Monday and Tuesday, Culture Hall, Tel Aviv

Moonskin - Rush

After conquering the Eurovision 2021 stage with a spectacular victory thanks to the song "Zitti e Buoni", the Italian rock band is releasing a new album - the first since the win that provided them with global exposure.

Since then, they have managed to record a song with Iggy Pop and another song for the soundtrack of "Elvis", to be guests on the stages of countless talk shows, and even to receive a nomination for the Grammy Award.

Based on the singles released so far from the album, including the hits "The Loneliest" and "Supermodel", it looks like they'll prove that rock and roll still wins.

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Great Maureen launches her new album

On the occasion of the release of "Toloue Man", dedicated to the golden age of Iranian pop and rock music that began in the 1950s and ended in the late 1970s following the Iranian revolution, she will perform a great performance of the best songs of the period.

In her personal interpretation, as someone who was born in the country before the revolution, she paints a musical picture of that era that was lost forever, but still moves millions of Iranian exiles in Israel and around the world.

Third, the Inbal Multidisciplinary Ethnic Center, Tel Aviv

Ronen Shmueli and Segol 59 - Time • Movement • Rhythm

In a unique and one-off musical show produced by "Culture in the Rock" (the new culture program of the Weizmann Institute of Science), which will combine hip-hop and jazz, one of the most respected jazz pianists in Israel will collaborate with one of the founders of the rap scene in Israel, in a show where they will be backed by musicians Prominent from the younger generation of Israeli jazz.

The two will examine the different ways to play with the time and space of the sound and the words, in a show whose first part was composed and written in advance and the second part will be completely improvised with the participation of the audience.

Friday, Sela Auditorium at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot

in what

Tsipurla and the Israeli opera - heart attack

Two completely different worlds come together for a special show.

On the one hand, the Tsipurla Ensemble, whose 11 players have been putting on shows for 18 years that have become a cult thanks to their combination of satire and nonsense.

On the other hand, four leading opera singers, who come from a world with very clear rules.

The union between the parties will bring them to perform a surprising, funny and unique version of one of Ciporella's most beloved shows, where you can see some iconic characters from the world of opera.

Tuesday, Israeli Opera House, Tel Aviv

trampoline

Yifat Vinon have been best friends since childhood and promised themselves to win an Olympic medal in the trampoline discipline.

When Shifat celebrates her 30th birthday, the two are humiliated by a huge failure in the Israeli championship - and the voices around them call for them to retire.

Even so, they know they have to take risks to make their dream come true - even if it means they have to undergo grueling training with an Olympic guru who lives on the summit of Mount Hermon.

Tam Gal and Yaeli Rosenblit star in a comedy created by Matan Goren.

Monday-Thursday, The Chamber Theater, Tel Aviv

the witness

The play, which won the Audience Choice Award at the Teatronto Festival 2022, tells the story of Avraham Sutzkaber, one of the greatest Yiddish poets, played by Michael Hanegbi.

Sutzkever was chosen to be the only Jewish witness at the Nuremberg trials, in a testimony that was one of the most influential in the trials.

His mission made him embark on a shocking journey of memories and a search for justice.

Thursday, Anu - Museum of the Jewish People, Tel Aviv

Michael Hangabi in the play "The Witness", photo: Nir Stolo

Family

The Little Mermaid

Those who come to see the new stage adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's classic and beloved story will be in for quite a surprise: ballads and light hip-hop rhythms in the spirit of the time, the mythological character of Ariel from the famous Disney film has been replaced by the feminist Luna, and the flounder the shark is now played by Bis the shark (played by Coral Karwani the wonderful), who fights for his sensitive identity in a harsh and "masculine" world of predator and prey.

The director Noam Shmuel ("The Children's Island", "Einstein - The Boy Who Never Stopped Asking") knows what he is doing, and the show itself, intended for ages 5 and up, conveys freshness, pleasure, humanism and freedom of thought.

Saturday, Meditech Theater, Holon

From the play "The Little Mermaid" // Photo: Eran Levy

The big wish

Tova and Shaul live next door in a small village.

One day an opportunity falls into their hands to ask for a few wishes.

Saul's wishes are fulfilled one after the other, but Tova's are not.

The exciting story in this show, from the Orna Forat Theater for Children and Youth, which is intended for ages 3-7, teaches viewers about true friendship, and that the success and goodness in our lives also happens thanks to the people around us.

Admission is free based on availability.

Monday, Port Up, Tel Aviv Port

exhibition

Bile juices

The exhibition of the couple and the artists Merav Kamel and Khalil Belvin presents a deceptive and mysterious world, built of works on paper and a large group of sculptures made of a variety of materials and revealing a gentle, poetic, grotesque and funny world.

A playful spirit and lust for life are found in this exhibition, and these manage to move between them and the forces of destruction and decay, with a circus and carnival atmosphere felt in the background - until everything develops into a metaphor about the circle of life.

Israel Museum, Jerusalem

From the "Bile Juices" exhibition, photo: Eli Posner

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