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Campy, live in the film, inspiring: Ortal Benisti from "Periphery Empire" is my new protagonist

It is easy to refer to a character like Ortal Benisti as a curiosity, the fact that she spices up her speech with words in Spanish (in a completely Israeli pronunciation and without us receiving any explanation for it) makes her presence completely campy.

So yeah, she's a bit alive in the movie, but who said it's bad?

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14/04/2022

Thursday, 14 April 2022, 09:29 Updated: 09:37

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Periphery Empire: When Ortal's husband was confused by beauty (yes)

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If you feel like going on an exclusive vacation full of style, one that does not require flying far (or flying at all) and still provides an atmosphere of international luxury, all you have to do is get in the car and arrive at the Big Ashdod shopping center.

There, on the shores of the Mediterranean, with one of the busiest ports in Israel and within the range of Hamas rockets, you will be surrounded by fascists, and if you just blink you can imagine that you are in Miami.

No, this text was not written under the influence of materials, I am only applying the concept of life of my new protagonist - Ortal Benisti, super-makeup artist, owner of the brand Rosalia and one of the stars of the first season of "Periphery Empire".

We do not know?

"organ!".

If docu-reality is your cast, you can not skip the "Periphery Empire" series created by Orna Ben Dor, creator of "Riches" and one of the top documentary directors in Israel, for Yes.

For me, for those who did not miss even an episode of "Marking the Sunset", "The Bling Empire", "Young, Famous and African" and more, the first season of "Periphery" was an endless bliss.

But and "Who Vida!"

It's a big but, this happiness would not have been so great without the first lady of Ashdod, the bronze priestess and champion of the random transition between Hebrew and Spanish - Ortal Benisti.

Like her other cast members - Uriah Azran from Ramla, Naama Marioma from Moshav Matzliach and the Ansherov family from Ashdod - Ortal is a prominent part of the flourishing and thriving beauty industry outside Tel Aviv.

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Happiness would not be great without her.

Ortal Benisti, "Periphery Empire" (Photo: screenshot, Yes)

Do you think that talking about high fashion and living in Ashdod is a bit of a miss?

"Perseus", what are you talking about ?!

Ortal is married to Messi (not the footballer, but the chairman of the port), makes up the busy actresses in Israel (for example Evelyn the Redeemer who comes to her in the first episode), skips between launches, and while she is left she is also a full-time mother. "(Which did not prevent Miss from quickly renewing her for a second season): They claimed she despised Mizrahis, women and of course the periphery. The reviews ranged from insulting representation of Mizrahi women to contempt for viewers. The protagonists of "Periphery" mainly deal with gender roles that have long been politically incorrect to talk about, and they do so knowingly and with considerable pleasure. All entrepreneurs, businesswomen,

It is easy to treat a character like Benisti as a curiosity.

The fact that she spices up her speech with words in Spanish (in a completely Israeli pronunciation and without us receiving any explanation for it) makes her presence completely campy.

As if someone had decided to re-edit the series and implanted there a character that was pulled straight from the Pedro Almodóvar films.

So yeah, Ortal Benisti is a bit of an animal in the movie, but who said it's bad?

In fact, if there's one thing I learned from her is that I really want to live in a movie, and preferably with a budget that is as large as possible.

Another thing I learned (and even adopted) is the phrase: "short, cunning," and I can't wait for the first time I can incorporate it into a conversation.

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First of all entrepreneurship.

Stars of "Periphery Empire" (Photo: screenshot, Omri Eliyahu Levy, Yes)

Decades of reality have filled our screen with people who are constantly preoccupied with how viewers will perceive them.

No matter how much production intervention there is in the format, everyone is already editing themselves in mind depending on what we are used to seeing on screen.

Precisely in this sense Benisti and her cast members are some of the most authentic characters that Israeli television has seen in recent years - yes, they really say that Ashdod is the style power of Israel and not Tel Aviv, but they completely believe in themselves.

And they are allowed.

Our television is thirsty for real characters, even if the situations in which they find themselves were organized by the production, and this is what Ben Dor and the production of "Periphery Empire" were able to do.

Another claim made against Ben Dor is that she laughs at her heroines.

If in "Fortunes" it was women like Leah Schnirer and Nicole Reidman who could deal with the sting thanks to access to bank accounts with an infinite current account, here, when it comes to more happiness and a little less wealth, there are those who are offended in the name of women. In the first season - laughs with the women and not the women. Moreover, for a long time I did not watch a reality that manages to interest, laugh and excite without being drawn into confrontations and conflicts between its protagonists.

Because Ortal Benisti did not really teach me Spanish, If there's anything I learned from her it's a real, relaxed, fun and not ashamed paragon.It's fun to live in a movie, especially since it's a movie you really like.

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