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Yes just finished watching this week's offering. Excellent series with great locations (you can go on a Wallander tour in Ystad). Tension between Stefan and Linda excellent and did Wallander spend the night with Ann Brit in last week's 'The African'. Much more realistic than the tortured creature created by Brannagh and good pace. Thought this week's 'The Tricksters' was not the best offering to date and Wallander's relationship with the mad lady he found wandering the road was a little strained and cliched. Do a look of Wallander on Wiki#edia for some good info...
I'm also enjoying watching these. Favourite one so far I think is 'The Village Idiot'. I've not seen the BBC version, although I have downloaded one episode so may give it a try.
It's also worth keeping an eye out for a documentary about the author Henning Mankell that BBC4 showed a couple of weeks back after that weeks show.
One thing that does get to me know is every time Linda is on screen is knowing that Johanna Sällström committed suicide in 2007
Menkell mentions how its effected him in the documentary.
It's also worth keeping an eye out for a documentary about the author Henning Mankell that BBC4 showed a couple of weeks back after that weeks show.
One thing that does get to me know is every time Linda is on screen is knowing that Johanna Sällström committed suicide in 2007
Menkell mentions how its effected him in the documentary.I like both adaptions and to be fair, Wallander comes accross as quite a tortured, intospective character in the original books anyway. Then again I think John Hannah captures more of the laconic humour of Rebus compared to Ken Stott (even if he is physically less convincing).
Interesting that he art direction and cinematography of the UK adaption captures more of the bleakness of the landscape (in a similar fashion the the UK paperback covers) whereas the country appears much greener in the Swedish adaption.
I'm looking forward to Branagh playing Matthew Shardlake in the Films of the C.J. Sansome books.
Interesting that he art direction and cinematography of the UK adaption captures more of the bleakness of the landscape (in a similar fashion the the UK paperback covers) whereas the country appears much greener in the Swedish adaption.
I'm looking forward to Branagh playing Matthew Shardlake in the Films of the C.J. Sansome books.
Roman said:
I'm looking forward to Branagh playing Matthew Shardlake in the Films of the C.J. Sansom books.
Oh, damn. I'm reading them now. The idea of Branagh hamming up the hunchback has not exactly made my morning.But, yes, we're enjoying Wallander. The original series was much better than Branagh's remakes.
grumbledoak said:
Roman said:
I'm looking forward to Branagh playing Matthew Shardlake in the Films of the C.J. Sansom books.
Oh, damn. I'm reading them now. The idea of Branagh hamming up the hunchback has not exactly made my morning.But, yes, we're enjoying Wallander. The original series was much better than Branagh's remakes.
Roman said:
Who would you cast out of interest?
Hard to say at short notice; not knowing it was being filmed I'd not quite put a face to him. I guess in my head he looks something like Alan Rickman. But I doubt Alan could reign himself in enough- the character seems too quiet and thoughtful. Rather like Wallander.It just doesn't seem to be enough for our Ken that the movie is always "Kenneth Branagh plays Matthew Shardlake in Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of...", he seems to want to make the point in every scene.
I get a similar feeling with Tom Cruise- he is charismatic enough to play a part effortlessly, yet sometimes he seems to be acting so hard that it shows on his face.
grumbledoak said:
Roman said:
Who would you cast out of interest?
Hard to say at short notice; not knowing it was being filmed I'd not quite put a face to him. I guess in my head he looks something like Alan Rickman. But I doubt Alan could reign himself in enough- the character seems too quiet and thoughtful. Rather like Wallander.It just doesn't seem to be enough for our Ken that the movie is always "Kenneth Branagh plays Matthew Shardlake in Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of...", he seems to want to make the point in every scene.
I get a similar feeling with Tom Cruise- he is charismatic enough to play a part effortlessly, yet sometimes he seems to be acting so hard that it shows on his face.
Roman said:
Thought David Thewlis could play a decent Shardlake as well.
I had to look him up, but, yes. Not far from how I imagine Shardlake.Thinking of Branagh doing a hunchback gives me mental images of Blackadder with a bag on his head, pretending to be the one-legged prisoner he has executed a day early:
Edited by grumbledoak on Tuesday 11th August 14:24
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