All Forms of Art

Unorthodox is a story of liberation and freedom. Esty (Shira Haas) is a young Hasidic Jewish woman raised in a very conservative community in Brooklyn.  Unhappy with her fate, she decides to flee her community and her arranged marriage for a different life across the ocean.  Cultural Shock The show represents a massive cultural shock for all of us who were born and raised in modern Western society. Even if you are incredibly open-minded, I assure you that some things may disturb you. Through this show, we have access to a few practices and cultural beliefs that, unfortunately, are not always explained. I would love to know more. The language they speak in the community is very curious and sounds a bit like German. Many practices are strange to us and sometimes difficult to follow. For example, in the first episode. Why can't they leave the building? I had to do a bit of research to understand what was going on.   The Husband The m...

Freud is a bizarre Austrian-German show about the beginning of Sigmund Freud's career. It puts a young Sigmund Freud in the middle of a social-political conspiracy. Were you expecting a biography? Sorry to disappoint you. The main idea is, no doubt, weird. I'm not exactly sure about what I saw there. Only in the last couple of episodes, you can make some sense of a few things. A FEW. Entrance I could not ignore the entrance of the show as it is one of the best things about it. It is very curious. If you pay attention, Freud's (Robert Finster) bust changes at each episode. Each change represents the different topics or issues approached — the integration and disintegration of the self, so crucial in Freud's theory.   Mysticism Everything seems fine until the story begins. It is not about psychology - not as we understand it - but rather about mysticism. It is focused on local folklore, mystical stories, and supernatural beings.  The main p...