If you have the chance watch the tv series Unorthodox
It’s the story of Esty, a nineteen year old ultra Orthodox Jew living in Brooklyn and her struggle with coping with her secular life.
This moment stands out as one of the most powerful I have ever seen on film as Esty, ( Shira Haas) auditions for a place in a German Conservatory which is her final ticket to a more mainstream and happy life.
The power and desperation in this performance , which incidentally is a traditional Jewish wedding song ( Mi Bon Siach which means The Love Of A Bride) is amazing
I watched this final episode yesterday afternoon, as I lay in bed.
It was a piece of film making so powerful I had to get up and walk it’s effects away.
I’m not moaning here, life alone is what it is, but I so needed to talk about the scene and how it made me feel inside and I couldn’t !
So had to walk away my thoughts around the village , which was cold and wet , yet filled with cheerfulness and bright lights and after 20 minutes I felt less tense and more relaxed
Unorthodox is not an easy watch, but it is a powerfully emotive one with a magnificently performed lead role .
I watched it earlier this year and was blown away. The raw feelings it brought out in me were a surprise, Not necessarily pleasant ones. Eye opening.
ReplyDeleteI felt that Kathy
DeleteI see a very bright future for Ms Haas.
ReplyDeleteI hope so she deserves everything she gets
DeleteI loved the insight on an entirely different culture. Good acting. Two thumbs up.
ReplyDeleteIn Llandudno we have a small maternity home and a holiday hotel for orthodox Jewish families and I love , in the summer just how exotic the town looks with the visitors in traditional garb
DeleteI also watched this earlier, What a terrific series and it was indeed not an easy watch but worth it.
ReplyDeleteI missed it first time round and only found it through this clip , a clip that slapped me hard in my face with its raw power
DeleteYes, it is very good.
ReplyDeleteI found the ending very uplifting, as I think you did. It was not about being sad, needing your walk, at least that is my understanding of your post.
DeleteExactly , I wanted to share the power of the piece I watched and how moved I was.
DeleteI was so moved I just HAD to walk
Yes, that was what I thought, because I know how I was when I watched it, alone. Your post was not about you feeling sad about yourself. x
DeleteNo I wanted to share , what I felt
DeleteOn a more general note, it has seemed to me that when we're raw, just about everything sets us off. When we were battling infertility I swear every advertisement on TV and everywhere else used babies... from carpet makers to car makers used babies on their ads, and each one turned the knife. I found I just had to walk it off too.
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling for you John.
I think we all are more emotional this year Virginia
DeleteBut I felt so moved by Esty finally “ finding her voice “ I had to post
Performing is hard...but when your whole life really depends on it...She got her place?
ReplyDeleteIt was a happy ending
DeleteThe story, somewhat based on a non-fiction book of the same name by Deborah Feldman, was very moving. I have listened to interviews in both English and German with Ms. Feldman and find her to be a tremendous person who overcame a lot to be where she is today.
ReplyDeleteI will look out for it x
DeleteJohn try the series Shtisel, it stars the same actress and is another facinating glimpse into the world of ultra Orthodox Jews.
ReplyDeleteI will leave it a while, but I will check it out indeed. Thank you
DeleteAs curly club says Shtisel is also good...I watched unorthodox earlier in the year and it was fascinating.
ReplyDeleteRing me if you want to talk! x
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DeleteThis set off a vague memory I have of another drama about ultra orthodox Judaism I saw once, years ago? A very funny scene in it: a group of elderly hassidim set upon by skinheads. Skinheads get worked over big time - they hadn't realized that the hassidim had all been forced years ago to be members of the Russian army? (Was this true?)
ReplyDeleteI don’t know about the truth of this, but it’s amusing to think that the old Jewish men could kick ass
DeleteI watched this with my daughter a while back. Having lived in Israel for a while and having visited an Orthodox family I have strong feelings.
ReplyDeleteA walk is often needed to settle emotions x
Positive or negative feelings?
DeleteShould a film make you laugh, make you cry, or a little of both.
ReplyDeleteYes
DeleteI loved this series, too. Very powerful!
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I don’t know how I missed it first time
DeleteThis sounds good, I'll look out for it. I'm lapping up series at the moment, I've just got two episodes in watching The Queen's Gambit, it's very good, I did doubt it with it being about chess but it was recommended so highly.
ReplyDeleteYes I’ve heard a lot of good things about that by a friend
DeleteI may have YP to join Netflix
I wholeheartedly agree - I have recommended the series to many people. On YouTube there is an interview with the actual woman.
ReplyDeleteHave you the link ?
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvxzIXSAPyw
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbKvcTZqNA0
These two are a good start.
We watched it too. It does not easily leave us, that one.
ReplyDeleteHence the walk x
DeleteWe loved that show!
ReplyDeleteI’m not surprised Steve, hope you are feeling brighter x
DeleteIt seems like all your emotions are right on the surface at this time. Hugs to you
ReplyDeleteA little
DeleteI think it’s Winnie, and Christmas and covid
I’m fine x
Sometimes, emotions are so overwhelming they shake us to the core and don't easily leave us. xx
ReplyDeleteI thought it was excellent.
ReplyDeleteI think she looked shocked afterwards but like a kettle on the hob eventually the pressure had to be released x
ReplyDeleteInsaw it that she was shocked too, shocked at the power of her own voice which finally had been heard
DeleteWe watched that some months ago and completely agree with you. Astoundingly good in every way. And, yes that singing. I have to admit however that when I saw the title I read "Son of a bitch."
ReplyDeleteIt's the words just after the title words "Ahavas Kalloh which mean Love of a Bride. The words are taken from a commentary on the Song of Songs.
ReplyDeleteReally found it fascinating and uplifting . The women came out of it better than the men. The husband was especially wooden. Cringeworthy in places
ReplyDeleteI will have to put that show in my queue.
ReplyDeleteI so loved that show. Her performance was Oscar worthy.
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