Inyan Shel Zman
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Inyan Shel Zman or A Matter of Time is an Israel
i teen drama
television series broadcast from 1992 until 1996 on Israeli Educational Television
.
The series focused on stories of high school
students in Tel Aviv
, and talked about issues of adolescents such as school
, adolescence
, love
, drafting to the army
, social gaps, rape
, violence
and more. The series would focus in each episode on various secondary characters and show their world and their problems, in addition to the central plot which evolved around the main characters.
The series was directed Yael Graph and Shirley Stern, was written by Ronit Weiss Berkowitz and Eyal Graph.
The theme song to the series was written by Ehud Manor
, composed by Rami Kleinstein
and was performed by Gidi Gov
.
In the years 1998-1999 a spin-off
to the series was produced called "Esrim plus".
In 2010 Reshet
announced that a remake of the original series would be produced.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i teen drama
Teen drama
A teen drama is a dramatic television series with a major focus on teenage characters. The genre was relatively non-existent for the first 45 years of television; it came into prominence in the early 1990s...
television series broadcast from 1992 until 1996 on Israeli Educational Television
Israeli Educational Television
The Israeli Educational Television is a state-owned public television network which used to concentrate on producing and broadcasting programs for schoolchildren. The first Israeli children's show, featuring Kishkashta, aired on Channel 1 in the 1970s and '80s...
.
The series focused on stories of high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
students in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, and talked about issues of adolescents such as school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
, adolescence
Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...
, love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
, drafting to the army
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
, social gaps, rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
, violence
Violence
Violence is the use of physical force to apply a state to others contrary to their wishes. violence, while often a stand-alone issue, is often the culmination of other kinds of conflict, e.g...
and more. The series would focus in each episode on various secondary characters and show their world and their problems, in addition to the central plot which evolved around the main characters.
The series was directed Yael Graph and Shirley Stern, was written by Ronit Weiss Berkowitz and Eyal Graph.
The theme song to the series was written by Ehud Manor
Ehud Manor
Ehud Manor was an Israeli songwriter, translator, and radio and TV personality.-Career:Manor began working for Israel radio in the 1960s, as a musical editor...
, composed by Rami Kleinstein
Rami Kleinstein
-Biography:Rami Kleinstein was born in New York. He moved to Israel with his family in 1970. As a child, he studied piano and classical music. In 1988, he married the Israeli singer Rita, with whom he performed as a duo during their military service in the early 1980s. Kleinstein subsequently...
and was performed by Gidi Gov
Gidi Gov
Gidi Gov , is an Israeli singer, TV host, entertainer and actor.Gov is married to playwright Anat Gov, with whom he has three children.- Early life :...
.
In the years 1998-1999 a spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
to the series was produced called "Esrim plus".
In 2010 Reshet
Reshet
thumb|right|"Reshet" logoReshet is one of the two concessionaires running the Israeli commercial television channel, Arutz 2 since 1993. Reshet is considered one of the most successful television networks in Israel....
announced that a remake of the original series would be produced.
Cast and characters
- Ido Markovich (Moshe Ben-Basat) - The protagonistProtagonistA protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
and Yehezkel Vaitzman's best friend - Yehezkel Vaitzman (Shai Kapon) - Ido's best friend. His mother lives overseas and left him alone to live in Israel.
- Dana (Dana BergerDana BergerDana Berger is an Israeli singer-songwriter and occasional actress, who is a graduate of the Rimon school of contemporary music. Berger came to fame in the 1990s, appearing on the popular TV show "Inyan Shel Zman"...
) - A student who is revealed to be a drug dealer. Dana used to be a good friend of Ido Markovich. She is in love with Aviv. - Sharon Cohen (Sharon Haziz) - Ido Markovich's good friend
- Noga Caspi (Ayelet ZurerAyelet ZurerAyelet Zorer is an Israeli actress, perhaps best known for her roles in Nina’s Tragedies, Adam Resurrected, Munich, and Angels & Demons....
) - A snobSnobA snob is someone who believes that some people are inherently inferior to him or her for any one of a variety of reasons, including real or supposed intellect, wealth, education, ancestry, taste, beauty, nationality, et cetera. Often, the form of snobbery reflects the snob's personal attributes...
bish teenager. She is pious but very smart, and is in love with Alon - Gali (Esti Yerushalmi) - A teenager without confidence and a good friend of Noga
- Tomer Ben-David (Uri Banai) - Comes from a poor family
- Mati Harel (Amit Lior) - The physical educationPhysical educationPhysical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
teacher. He is very strict, but cares a lot about his students outside of class. - Menashe Gabay (Amikam Levi) - A grumpy and boring historyHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
teacher - Fogel - The school principal.
- Aviv (Aviv GeffenAviv GeffenAviv Geffen is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, keyboardist and guitarist. He is the son of writer and poet Yehonatan Geffen and Nurit Makover, brother of actress Shira Geffen, and an alumnus of Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music.Geffen was and is extremely popular...
) - A Rebel - Alon (Uri Gottlieb) - A NerdNerdNerd is a derogatory slang term for an intelligent but socially awkward and obsessive person who spends time on unpopular or obscure pursuits, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities. Nerds are considered to be awkward, shy, and unattractive...
. He is in love with Noga - Saar (Saar Badishi) - A Sensitive musician
- Sarit Ochayun (Galit Giat) - Wants to be friends with Saar
- Dean Bernstein (Eran Advir) - Dana's boyfriendBoyfriendA boyfriend is a person's regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship, although normally not in long-term committed relationships, where other titles A boyfriend is a person's regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship, although normally not in long-term committed...
. He often breaks the law and is involved in drugs - Dafna (Michal Kapata) - The school beauty queen, she is rich and spoiled
- Michal (Hagit Shamli) - Yehezkel Vaitzman's good friend
- Omer Pikovski (Neta Sobol) - A quiet shyShynessIn humans, shyness is a social psychology term used to describe the feeling of apprehension, lack of comfort, or awkwardness experienced when a person is in proximity to, approaching, or being approached by other people, especially in new situations or with unfamiliar people...
girl - Itay Katz (Yaron Motola) - Many of his classmates thought he was a homosexual.
- Lior (Lior Halfon) - Dafna's friend
- Yaron Segal (Tomer Sharon)
- Nir Benbenisti (Nir FriedmanNir FriedmanNir Friedman is an Israeli Professor of Computer Science and Biology at the Hebrew University of JerusalemHis research combines Machine Learning and Statistical Learning with Systems Biology, specifically in the fields of Gene Regulation, Transcription and Chromatin.-Education and...
) - Doron (Mark Ivanir) - Teacher
- Keren Amiel (Merav Shoa) - Teacher