With the Iron Swords War still in full swing, another week is coming to an end – so we have prepared for you some recommendations for everything interesting in the world of culture during the week of 16/11-10/11.
Movies
Niad
The highly anticipated new film from Oscar winners Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarely ("Free Solo"), a pair of documentary filmmakers and behind-the-camera spouses, follows the extraordinary true story of Diana Nead (Annette Bening, who can already prepare for the upcoming Oscars), a journalist and open-water swimmer who, at 64, became the first person to swim the 177 kilometers separating Havana, Cuba, and Key West, Florida, USA – No fins and no shark protection cage. Other participants: Oscar winner Jodie Foster and Reese Ifans ("House of the Dragon").
Available on Netflix
Killer
Legendary director David Fincher's new film follows a hired killer (played by Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave") who, after a fateful decision, begins to fight his employers and himself in an international pursuit of revenge.
The film, based on Alexis Nolan's graphic novel of the same name and also starring Oscar winner Tilda Swinton, competed at the recent Venice Film Festival, where it received critical acclaim.
Available on Netflix
French novel
Emmanuel Mora's new film, screened at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, follows a single mother and a married man who fall unexpectedly in love with each other. They decide to try to meet just for the pleasure of meeting, and try not to fall in love with each other, knowing full well that their love story has no real future, but as time passes, the two are surprised to discover how complex the situation is. Starring César Award winner Sandrine Kiberlane ("Nine Months") and Vincent McCain (nominated for César for his role).
In cinemas
David Holmes: The Stuntman Who Survived
The man who served as Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double in the Harry Potter film series in which he starred, was injured and became paralyzed from the waist down while filming one of the young magician's most successful films.
In the years since the serious injury that left him in a wheelchair, he has managed to start a production company and become a racing driver in a car tailored to his needs, and now he is fighting to raise awareness of the risks of stuntmen in films and create a category for them at the Academy Awards.
Thursday, on Yes Docu
Fight
Four former combat fighters and combat support women deal with post-traumatic stress disorder from their military service, and their attempts to maintain a daily routine are a daily struggle accompanied by great pain.
Lee Nehushtan seeks to shed light on how military service affects women serving in war and conflict zones through four stories that show how the home arena becomes a battlefield.
Friday and Saturday, HOT8
Ocean Guardians
Through the story of a humpback whale, this film introduces viewers to some of the most amazing creatures in the world, the inhabitants of the oceans. Narrated by Oscar winner Jean Dujardin ("The Artist"), the documentary takes viewers on a journey through areas few know and into the whale community, which has extraordinary abilities and a rich and complex social life that many may not have even known.
In cinemas
Series
Crown
After the disappointment of the previous season, the critically acclaimed hit series returns in the first part of its sixth and final season, which will include four of the 10 episodes of the entire season (the second part will premiere next month).
This time, the story will focus on the developing relationship between Princess Diana and her boyfriend, producer Dodi Al-Fayed (whose father, Mohammed, is played by Israeli Salim Daw), until its tragic end. At the same time, members of the British royal family will have to deal with negative public opinion towards them, and Queen Elizabeth will reflect on the continuation of the monarchy while looking at the new relationships of her son Charles and grandson William.
Thursday, on Netflix
Transient lies
Spanish comedy-drama produced by legendary and Academy Award-winning director-screenwriter Pedro Almodóvar, which is his first television project.
The series follows Lucia (Elena Anaya, who won the Goya Award for her role in Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In), who is about to become CEO of the pharmaceutical company where she has worked for many years. After making plans for the appointment, she discovers that she is being fired because she was accused of industrial espionage and selling trade secrets to competitors. While trying to prove her innocence, she decides to hide the dismissal from her family and relatives, who keep secrets from her, and discovers that every pile of lies will eventually collapse.
Available on yes and HOT
The secret of sisters
The successful British singer Lily Allen stars in her first acting role in a television series in this comedy. She plays Mel, who, after spending the last few years in Paris as a photographer and living a so-called "glamorous life", threatens to destabilize her family upon returning to her homeland. But Mel doesn't just come home, but brings with her a huge secret that could break up the whole family, and her close relationship with her sister Trish (Prima Ageman, "New Amsterdam") in particular.
Wednesday, at yes
Robbie Williams
As he approaches the age of 50, it seems that the British superstar has already achieved everything any other singer could dream of – huge success, fame and a mark that cannot be ignored. Despite everything, even today, married with four children, he still cannot escape his dark past, which included, among other things, drug and alcohol addictions as well as mental health problems.
In the four episodes of the documentary series about his life, which includes behind-the-scenes footage that has never been revealed, Williams will try to confront the demons that have accompanied him over the years, while presenting the high price that fame can exact.
Available on Netflix
Journey Partners
This suspenseful, romantic period miniseries created by Oscar nominee Ron Naiweiner ("Philadelphia") starring Golden Globe winner Matt Bomer ("White Collar") and Jonathan Bailey ("Bridgerton").
The two play a couple, one a charismatic and ambitious politician and the other a conservative idealist, whose forbidden romance spans several decades – from the time homosexuals in public service were persecuted in the 50s, through the Vietnam War to the outbreak of the AIDS epidemic in the 80s. While the former struggles to maintain his status and power, the second examines everything he ever believed about love.
Thursday, on yes and HOT
Murder at the End of the World
A new miniseries starring Golden Globe winner Emma Corrin ("The Crown"), who plays a hacker and amateur detective who joins a remote resort with eight other guests. When one of the guests is found dead, she must use her skills to prove that it was a murder, before the killer strikes again. Also starring: Oscar nominee Clive Owen ("Closer") and Harris Dickinson ("Triangle of Sadness").
Tuesday, on Disney+
music
New album for Aviv Guedj
One of the most respected artists in Israeli rock releases "Wonderful World Where Are You", his first album in seven years. Guedj has always been known as a particularly powerful creator, and his new album is no different: the songs in it require real depth in order to digest the emotional bomb that accompanies him from start to finish, and thanks to the sharp texts, wonderful arrangements and honest execution in which it is hard not to feel that he brought another seminal work to the world.
The fact that the entire album was written and recorded before the massacre carried out by Hamas in the communities near Gaza and southern Israel (from which Guedj and his family managed to escape) and the outbreak of an iron sword war is even more astonishing, since there are quite a few moments in which he feels like an angry prophet of rage (especially in the chilling "Seven Capricorns"). As such, one simply must not listen to every single word that comes out of his mouth and the blood of his heart.
Available on all platforms
The muses are not silent
As the only classical orchestra in the south of the country, the Israeli Sinfonietta Be'er Sheva cannot unite and play these days, so it chose to produce a series of short videos in which musical excerpts are combined with explanations about them and personal interviews with some of the musicians about the current situation. Rani Calderon, the orchestra's music director, directs the pieces, chosen by the orchestra's musicians and guest artists, thus allowing listeners a direct connection to the world of classical music.
Available on Sinfonietta's digital channels
Family
Ein Dor Museum
The Archaeological Museum in the Lower Galilee is a multicultural, educational, social and ethical center that deals with the connection between man and the landscape, while illuminating the cultural and human experience of the people who lived in the area in the past – and even today.
Here you can find a permanent archaeological exhibition, a contemporary art gallery with temporary exhibitions of contemporary Israeli artists, an ancient olive press for making olive oil and a goren for making flour. At the same time, there are experiential educational activities suitable for the whole family, such as plays, literary meetings, lectures, tours, art and craft courses, and more.
Ein Dor Museum, Photo: Public Relations
Israel Children's Museum
A variety of trails, activities and adventures can be found in the veteran museum, suitable for every child from the age of two and a half to 120. Each of the different activities and exhibitions has its own unique characteristics, which combines the delivery of an enjoyable and empowering experience with important educational values.
Visitors can take an active part in the various stories, while also enjoying receiving added value. On the occasion of the museum's return to activity, which will operate in an emergency routine and whose visit can be coordinated through its website, it is presenting "The Mysterious Magic Journey", an exhibition about the Beatles suitable for ages 5 and up. Through a look at the beloved band, the exhibition illustrates the power that music has to become an essential tool for emotional insurance, the development of imagination and creativity, as well as how it is a means of communication between people.
"The Mysterious Magic Journey" exhibition at the Israeli Children's Museum, photo: Moshi Gitlis
Train Theatre Performances Streamed
On the occasion of the security situation, the veteran Jerusalem Puppet Theater is working to create a culture of respite for children and a safe and creative space for young minds who want to express themselves – and has opened the door to online viewing of no less than 13 of its plays, which will be open for viewing indefinitely for the benefit of Israeli children and their parents, and to put a smile on their faces. Among the plays you can watch: "Mustash the Cat", "Toto and Friends", "A Tale of the World", "My Older Sister", "My Hugo", "The Adventurer's Guide", and many more.
Available on the theater website
The Israeli Museum of Cartoons and Comics
The art of caricature is exposed to the visitors of this secular museum in all its layers, contexts and qualities in order to promote the recognition of the necessity of this medium as a literary genre with real depth. The museum has two particularly intriguing exhibitions: the first, a retrospective by the esteemed illustrator Danny Carman, which presents drawings, sketches, posters and political illustrations alongside his prints and woodcuts.
The second brings together the works that Jonathan Waxman created in tribute to one of the most recognizable cartoonists active in Israel, Zeev Farkas. These were placed side by side, thus offering a historical view of local politics through the lens of the cartoonist.
Admission is free of charge with advance registration on the museum's website.
The Israeli Museum of Cartoon and Comics, Photo: Shai Ben Efraim
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