The Tattooist of Auschwitz (TV series) explained

Director:Tali Shalom Ezer
Music:
Country:
  • Italy
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:6

The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a 2024 historical drama miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Heather Morris. The cast includes Harvey Keitel, Melanie Lynskey, Jonah Hauer-King, and Anna Próchniak.

Synopsis

Lali Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War II is given the job of tattooing identification numbers on fellow prisoners’ arms.[1]

Cast

Production

The Creative Director of Synchronicity Films, Claire Mundell secured the rights to The Tattooist of Auschwitz after making a deal with Bonnier Books UK in 2018.[2] In 2023 it was announced that Synchronicity Films were developing a six-part series for Sky Studios and Peacock. It will be directed by Tali Shalom Ezer with Jacquelin Perske as lead writer. Claire Mundell and Perske are among the executive producers.[3] Australian streaming service Stan also co-commissioned the series, with All3Media onboard worldwide sales. The production got underway in the spring of 2023.[4] [5] [6]

Casting

In March 2023, Jonah Hauer-King, Anna Próchniak, and Melanie Lynskeywere cast.[7] In April 2023, Harvey Keitel joined the cast as older Lale Sokolov.[8]

Music

The series is being scored by Hans Zimmer and Kara Talve;[9] the two wrote the music with Walter Afanasieff, lyrics by Charlie Midnight for the original song "Love Will Survive", performed by Barbra Streisand for the series closing.[10] The song was released as a single on April 25, 2024.[11] [12]

Broadcast

The series first aired on Peacock on 2 May 2024, and was broadcast in the UK on Sky Atlantic the same day.[13]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 76% approval rating with an average rating of 6.5/10, based on 34 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "A dramatization of atrocity and the fickleness of memory that can be difficult to watch, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is dramatically uneven but undeniably affecting."[14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 61 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[15]

Karl Quinn of The Sydney Morning Herald states that though the love story between Gita and Lali was compelling, the "willingness to grapple with the unreliability of memory that this Tattooist make its strongest mark."[16]

Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Hauer-King and Próchniak were "sweet and sad" as Lali and Gita, with the conceit that "it's easier to see what he saw in her than what she saw in him" due to Próchniak making an "especially strong impression." Lloyd also said that the use of ghosts haunting Lali as a physical representation of his survivor's guilt felt trite due to overuse.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melanie Lynskey, Jonah Hauer-King Lead Cast of Sky/Peacock Drama 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz'. TheWrap. April 12, 2023. Sharon. Knolle. March 16, 2023. 16 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230416143303/https://www.thewrap.com/melanie-lynskey-jonah-hauer-king-tattooist-of-auschwitz/. live.
  2. Web site: Tattooist of Auschwitz to be adapted for 'high-end' TV drama. September 19, 2018. Katharine. Cowdrey. The Bookseller. April 12, 2023. 16 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221016195725/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/tattooist-auschwitz-be-adapted-high-end-tv-drama-867181. live.
  3. Web site: Variety. April 12, 2023. March 16, 2023. Sky, Peacock Set International Cast, Director for 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' Limited Series. Elsa. Keslassy. 1 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230401023657/https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/sky-peacock-the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-1235556368/. live.
  4. Web site: Stan co-commissions Synchronicity Films' 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz'. if.com.au. Sean. Slatter. March 17, 2023. April 12, 2023. 7 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230507041548/https://if.com.au/stan-co-commissions-synchronicity-films-the-tattooist-of-auschwitz/. live.
  5. Web site: Melanie Lynskey Joins 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Collider. April 12, 2023. Britta. Devore. March 16, 2023. 8 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230408151959/https://collider.com/melanie-lynskey-cast-tattooist-of-auschwitz/. live.
  6. Web site: Emmy. Griffiths. March 16, 2023. Hello. The Tattooist of Auschwitz to be made into a series – star-studded cast announced. April 12, 2023. 12 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230412142329/https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20230316166967/the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-to-be-made-tv-series-jonah-hauer-king/?viewas=amp. live.
  7. Web site: Deadline Hollywood. 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz': Jonah Hauer-King, Anna Próchniak & Melanie Lynskey To Star In Peacock & Sky Drama Series. Peter. White. March 16, 2023. April 12, 2023. 12 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230612172634/https://deadline.com/2023/03/the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-jonah-hauer-king-melanie-lynskey-anna-prochniak-1235301767/. dead.
  8. Web site: Harvey Keitel Boards 'The Tattooist Of Auschwitz'. Deadline Hollywood. Max. Goldbart. April 12, 2023. April 12, 2023. 30 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231030085932/https://deadline.com/2023/04/harvey-keitel-boards-the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-sky-peacock-1235321978/. dead.
  9. Web site: Variety. 29 August 2023. August 23, 2023. Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve to Score 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' Series From Sky, Peacock (EXCLUSIVE). Naman. Ramachandran. 29 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230829104321/https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/hans-zimmer-kara-talve-tattooist-of-auschwitz-sky-peacock-1235702813/amp/. live.
  10. Web site: Vlessing . Etan . Barbra Streisand Sings Closing Credits Song for 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' . The Hollywood Reporter . 2024-04-17 . 2024-04-17.
  11. Web site: Barbra Streisand, Love Will Survive, review: an astonishing confrontation of anti-Semitism. The Telegraph. McCormick. Neil. 25 April 2024. 26 April 2024.
  12. Barbra Streisand's New Single 'Love Will Survive' for 'Tattooist of Auschwitz' Is Here: Stream It Now. Billboard. Dailey. Hannah. 25 April 2024. 26 April 2024.
  13. Web site: The Guardian. 28 December 2023. 'Guaranteed to be a banger': the 50 must-see TV shows for 2024. Stuart. Heritage. Kate. Abbott. 28 December 2023. 28 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231228063314/https://amp.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/dec/28/the-must-see-tv-shows-to-look-forward-to-in-2024. live.
  14. Web site: The Tattooist of Auschwitz: Limited Series . July 3, 2024 . . Fandango Media.
  15. the-tattooist-of-auschwitz. tv. 1. May 4, 2024. y.
  16. News: Quinn . Karl . 1 May 2024 . Tattooist of Auschwitz arrives on screen and doesn't shy from the book's controversy . 11 November 2024 . . Nine Entertainment] . Sydney.
  17. News: Lloyd . Robert . 2 May 2024 . 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' is both love story and reminder of the Holocaust and its horrors . 11 November 2024 . . California Times.

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