BeTipul
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| BeTipul | |
 |
|
| Genre | Drama |
|---|---|
| Created by | Hagai Levi |
| Starring | Assi Dayan Gila Almagor Meirav Gruber Ayelet Zurer Lior Ashkenazi Maya Maron Alma Zack Rami Heuberger Moni Moshonov Assi Levy Niv Zilberberg Tali Sharon |
| Theme music composer | Avi Belleli |
| Country of origin |  Israel |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 80 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | HOT3 |
| Original run | August 28, 2005 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | In Treatment |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
BeTipul (Hebrew: בטיפול; lit. In Treatment), also rendered in English as Betipul,[1] Be'Tipul,[2] B'tipul,[3] or Be-Tipul[4] is an Israeli television drama broadcast on HOT3.
Contents |
[edit] Overview
The show focuses on the life of a therapist, Reuven Dagan. It highlights the difficulties faced by Dagan, personally and professionally. The show is a five-night a week serial with each night usually focusing on a single session. Season 1's cast included Assi Dayan as Dagan, Gila Almagor as Dagan's own therapist and mentor, Meirav Gruber as his wife, and Ayelet Zurer, Lior Ashkenazi, Maya Maron, Alma Zack and Rami Heuberger as his patients.
Season 1 was directed by Nir Bergman, Hagai Levi, Ori Sivan and Uzi Weill, and was written by several writers, including Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir) and Assaf Tzipor (Ha-Hamishia Hakamerit).
Season 2 premiered in January 2008 on the same channel. It was at first supposed to feature a female therapist in the leading role, but it was decided eventually to keep Dagan as the main character. Alma Zack, Rami Heuberger and Gila Almagor reprise their roles from the previous season, and joining the cast are actors Moni Moshonov, Assi Levy, Niv Zilberberg and Tali Sharon.
BeTipul has been described as one of the best Israeli dramas ever. An American adaptation entitled In Treatment premiered January 28, 2008 on the American cable network HBO to critical and audience acclaim. The show stars Gabriel Byrne as Dr. Paul Weston, the equivalent character to Reuven Dagan and Dianne Wiest as Gina, Paul's own therapist. Hagai Levi, co-creator of the original show, is one of the executive producers on the American version.[5]
[edit] Awards and nominations
Season 1 has won all the Israeli Academy Awards given for a drama series, including Best Drama Series, Best Actor and Best Actress given to Dayan and Zurer, Best Script and Best Directing. Maron and Zack were also nominated for Best Actress.
Season 2 was nominated for Best Drama (which went to Parashat Hashavua), along with 7 other nominations. Dayan won again the Best Actor award and Levy and Zack both won a Best Actress award. Season 2 also won the Best Script award.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- BeTipul at the Internet Movie Database
