More than half a decade ago, iconicFriendsco-creator Martha Kauffman卖an American version of the Israeli mega-hitShtiselto Amazon Prime. The series, likeShtisel,将专注于Haredi家族 - 除了耶路撒冷而不是耶路撒冷，这将基于布鲁克林。
Unfortunately, that show, titledEmmis, never materialized. Nonetheless, it appears an AmericanShtiselremake is now about to become a reality.
出色地。有点。
According toDeadline,“global hit Israeli dramaShtiselis getting an American remake, written byInsatiablecreator Lauren Gussis and directed by Oscar-winner Kenneth Lonergan.”
When I first heard the news, I was truly excited. Two successful Jewish creators signing on to remake one of the most beloved Jewish shows of all-time is truly a reason for celebration.
But upon closer inspection, I’m sad to report that… well… this show sounds absolutelynothinglikeShtisel.
“Shtisel, written by Gussis based on the Netflix-distributed Israeli series and to be directed by Lonergan, is a modern Romeo and Juliet tale of impossible love,” according toDeadline. (OK, that’s not really a central plot point inShtisel? But Kiveh does fall in love with an older mother of one of his students in the first season of the show, which is a little bit of a forbidden romance… so yes, go on,Deadlinearticle.)
The female lead of the American show, the article continues, is “the privileged daughter of aHollywood power couple.” Huh?? She “seems to be the girl who has everything. But when she meets a twentysomething Hasidic young man to whom she is powerfully drawn… the pull is so strong that she is willing to uproot her entire life to be with him.”
好的等了......什么？！这真的不是情节Shtisel. In fact, aside from the fact that there is an attractive, male Hasidic character, it doesn’t seem like there are many commonalities here at all. But itdoessound like a mishmash of two other popular Israeli shows:A Touch Away—whichis一个罗密欧和朱丽叶故事，在宗教城市博恩布拉克，俄罗斯移民和他的哈里迪邻居之间 - 和The Baker and the Beauty,which is about a forbidden romance between a successful international supermodel and a baker from a Yemenite Jewish family.
Don’t get me wrong, both of these shows are very good! ButShtiselthey are not.
Still, I won’t deny that this AmericanShtisel表明听起来非常有前途，我很兴奋（也许有点害怕）观看它。
Of course, Kenneth Lonergan’s films and playsdoshowcase his ability to capture a sometimes depressing, moody,Shtisel-like sensibility. And they are very good (in fact, they are, asDeadline提到，奥斯卡获胜）。由犹太母亲和爱尔兰父亲在纽约举起朗格尔根，并参加了一个沃尔登学校，这是一个具有大量着名犹太校友的进步私立学校，包括马修布罗德里克，Kyra Sedgwick, andBeastie Boy Mike D.
Lonergan, who is now most famous for his award-winningMachester By the Sea,肯定是犹太人的字符 - 例如，Anna Paquinplayed Lisa Cohen in his 2011 film,Margaret— but never Hasidic ones. He’s also never worked on TV before but he was persuaded to join the production of the show after he “sparked to the material,” following conversations with Gussis and “calls with several rabbis.” (Were these calls recorded and can we listen to them, please?)
As for Gussis, she’s aDexteralum who created Netflix’sInsatiable, which is just an incredibly camp and somewhat ridiculous show whose first season I binged in record time because, well, I’m not sure why! Honestly, I could not think of a show whose sensibility is more disparate fromShtisel — still, I’m looking forward to seeing what she comes up with for the script for this show.
The show will be created by CBS Studios and is going on the marketplace, which means we don’t know where it will air, or when. We will certainly keep our eyes and ears peeled! Also, just putting it out into the universe: Even if this show doesn’t sound too much likeShtisel, we really wouldn’t mind it if it starredMichael Aloni, too.
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