There have been few shows depicting what life was like in the early 1900s, Prenner said, first in what was then Palestine and then the early days of Israel. It was originally supposed to be filmed in the Ukraine but when “Corona hit,” she said, “we had to move everything to Israel,” increasing production costs another two million shekels. Prenner said that this period drama has been one of the most expensive to make in Israel.
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The series also stars Hila Saada (The Baker and the Beauty), Itzik Cohen (Fauda), and Dov Navon (Cash Register). The first two seasons of the series were created by Shlomo Mashiach and Ester Namdar Tamam and written by Mashiach.
Prenner said that a book that sells well in Israel might sell 10,000 copies Levy’s novel sold 300,000, making it one of the best-selling books published in Israel in the past 20 or 30 years. She and her partner, Shai Eines, had their eye on the novel ever since it was published in 2016 and then translated into 11 languages. On the film set was Dafna Prenner, co-CEO of Artza Productions, the series’ producers. There is not yet a release date for countries around the world, but Danna Stern, managing director of Yes Studios, which distributes the series, said she has “no doubt this show will be a success, and I don’t say that often.” Drama just named Beauty Queen one of the top 20 shows to watch in 2021.
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Three extras on set during a break - photo credit Diana Bletter.WELL, VIEWERS will have to wait in suspense to find out what happens until the series airs in Israel on Yes TV in early summer. “CUT!” yelled the director, Oded Davidoff. He showed Or a newspaper article and said, “I didn’t want you to see this when you were alone…” and then put his arms around her for a dramatic moment. Or, the series’ leading actress, dressed in her role as Luna Ermoza, (in her breakout role), walked up the street her father in the series, Gavriel Ermoza, played by Aloni, (of Shtisel fame), ran after her. The day’s shooting was now during the British Mandate and a large British flag fluttered by a shop window. The series starts in 1917, at the time of the Ottoman Empire, and continues through Israel’s War of Independence. During a pause between sprinkles of rain, actors who play extras walked up the narrow alley in period costumes, passing the signs plastered on building walls in the old-fashioned font of the time, and a clothing store filled with vintage clothes. It was a chilly, drizzly day, the 70th day of filming, with 10 more days to go. The city’s ancient streets - without too many air conditioning units - make the vintage cars and costumes seem authentic. The story of the multi-generational Ermoza family, set in the early-mid 20th century, actually takes place in Jerusalem, but most of the series was filmed in Safed. Up in the hills of Safed, in a picturesque cobblestone alleyway, actors Michael Aloni and Swell Ariel Or stood together recently and hugged during the filming of The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, a TV series based on Sarit Yishai-Levy’s best-selling novel. It was first published in the Jerusalem Post. The article below was written by Israeli-based writer and friend of Scarsdale10583 Diana Bletter who was on the film set in Safed Israel and chatted with Aloni.
The book takes place in the early 1900’s when Israel, then Palestine, was under Turkish rule. Now Aloni is filming a new series based on a best selling novel, The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem. Aloni who played Akiva, an ultra-orthodox young man searching for meaning and a spouse had become the heart throb of the Jewish community. Michael Aloni on the set of The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, Photo Credit Diana Bletter We last saw Michael Aloni at New York’s Central Synagogue where he had joined the cast of the breakout Israeli series Shtisel to discuss it with fans in the United States.
Published: Tuesday, 29 December 2020 17:23 Last Updated: Tuesday, 29 December 2020 17:43