Category Archives: TV

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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a queen too many (TV Series: Catherine the Great – Helen Mirren, 2019)

Posted on July 6, 2020 by admin

What could be more promising than a historical miniseries dealing with one of the most original and assertive women in history, Empress Catherine II (the Great) of Russia, who expanded the borders of the empire and raised it to the … Continue reading →

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alternative history (TV series: The Plot Against America – PhilipRoth, 2020)

Posted on April 23, 2020 by admin

I’ve been waiting for this movie or series for about 15 years. Philip Roth is one of my favorite writers and from the moment I read ‘The Plot Against America‘ I visualized the film in my imagination and I knew … Continue reading →

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on fragile ice (TV series: Okkupert / Occupied – Joe Nesbo, 2015-2019)

Posted on February 16, 2020 by admin

I started watching the Norwegian television series ‘Occupied‘ (original ‘Okkupert’) due to Jo Nesbø appearing on the posters as one of its creators. The Norwegian author’s detective books are exciting. I watched the first season, realized in 2015, a few … Continue reading →

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magic in the 19th arrondissement (TV series: L’agent immobilier – Etgar Keret, Shira Geffen, 2019)

Posted on February 7, 2020 by admin

The local cinematheque gave us last night the opportunity to see the Franco-Belgian mini-series ‘L’Agent immobilier‘ written and directed by Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen. The four episodes with a total duration of three hours could very well be a … Continue reading →

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creative crisis (TV series: Kim Kong – Jonathan Lambert, 2017)

Posted on September 21, 2019 by admin

Mathieu Stannis, the hero of the French television mini-series ‘Kim Kong‘ is a French film director, a disciple of the New Wave. He is very blasé and is in crisis of ideas, which is not surprising, more than half a … Continue reading →

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what the BBC does best (TV series: Wolf Hall – Mark Rylance, 2015)

Posted on August 2, 2019 by admin

A BBC historical series represents a summit meeting for history buffs and quality television lovers. The reign of Henry VIII is an inexhaustible source of historical fiction – literary or for the screens of all sizes. Few other historical periods … Continue reading →

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crypto-wars down under (TV series: The Code, season 2)

Posted on April 30, 2019 by admin

One of the effects of the almost universal spread of the Internet is that digital crimes and cryptographic wars have become one of the popular themes in the action and thriller genres. A new literature and movies sub-genre called ‘techno-thriller’ … Continue reading →

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military soap opera (TV series: Our Girl, season 1 – Lacey Turner , 2014)

Posted on January 12, 2019 by admin

I trusted the ARTE TV channel which usually brings good quality TV series from Europe, but this was one of the occasions when they really abused my trust. ‘Our Girl‘, the story of a British young woman, lost in life … Continue reading →

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