In need of my Saturday evening subtitles : Inspector Montalbano.

[yardbird]

Wallander's over, so BBC4 was running this.
French, Swedish, Dutch, even German, I can get into quite quickly and not realise that I'm reading subtitles, but Italian is so frantic.
The vocal delivery is 1000 words an hour and is so straining, still I'll persevere. I now started watching Inspector Montalgano on iplayer.
Gonna take a rest and then try later

 

[two sheds]

I thought Wallander was absolute class. And yep I enjoyed trying to make out the Swedish from the subtitles, too.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

I didn't much care for this. Strained 'comedic' moments. I saw it through to the end, but I won't be bothering again.

 

[yardbird]

I didn't much care for this. Strained 'comedic' moments. I saw it through to the end, but I won't be bothering again.

Thanks for this, I watched about half an hour and was going to pick it up again later. Shan't bother now.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

I did find myself thinking "Did Berlusconi put up the money for this?"

 

[butchersapron]

It's actually pretty good when you can pick up on the regional based humour. It's not your usual detective type stuff and is well worth sticking with.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Maybe I wasn't in the right frame of mind. I just found the knock-about stuff really cringey.

 

[butchersapron]

It's a cliche, but the characters really unfold over the what is it 12 or so series now, the first few are of course a bit more uptight and not yet comfortable with it being character rather than plot driven - do give it/them another chance.

 

[London_Calling]

It's obv. not the usual dour detective, northern European fare, whether British, Swedish or more recently Danish.

The BBC's efforts to engage with other cultures (The Number One Detective Agency, Zen) have produced ... mixed results. Interesting to see how the locals do it. This felt very.... Italian, for some reason.

I saw the BBC started another showing of the Danish original of The Killing last night - the programme almost needs its own channel at this point.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

It's a cliche, but the characters really unfold over the what is it 12 or so series now, the first few are of course a bit more uptight and not yet comfortable with it being character rather than plot driven - do give it/them another chance.

OK, you've convinced me!

 

[krtek a houby]

I look fwd to this but not sure if anything can top Wallander. And Nina Zanjani, of course.

 

[butchersapron]

OK, you've convinced me!

That's got to be a first!

 

[Ms T]

It's obv. not the usual dour detective, northern European fare, whether British, Swedish or more recently Danish.

The BBC's efforts to engage with other cultures (The Number One Detective Agency, Zen) have produced ... mixed results. Interesting to see how the locals do it. This felt very.... Italian, for some reason.

I saw the BBC started another showing of the Danish original of The Killing last night - the programme almost needs its own channel at this point.

Presumably that means The Killing 2 is about to start.

I saw a Montelbano at Christmas and quite enjoyed it. Is the BBC showing the whole thing now?

 

[London_Calling]

Well, they're powering through the first one at one per night on BBC 3 or 4 (reminiscent of the way BBC2 scheduled The Wire). Have to think there is a reason....

It's a little bizarre atm as the BBC are currently about to show the third hour of the Danish S1 (presumably Mon to Thurs), and C4 are about to show the sixth hour of the US S1 (at the rate of once a week)....

 

[gentlegreen]

I managed about 5 minutes - it was rather on the camp side. I prefer "damaged" detectives, but I can't even take that much Wallander.

The electronics communications references always age these things so quickly ..

 

[Mrs Magpie]

The electronics communications references always age these things so quickly ..

True, but interestingly, not the clothes.....

 

[Santino]

I like the Montalbano books (although the last two have been a bit disappointing). When I saw that the TV Montalbano was completely different to how I'd imagined him, I stopped watching and have never seen an entire episode. I'll probably watch them all in a few years (or download them directly into my brain, or something).

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Also I already have a favourite Italian detective. A Venetian called Commissario Guido Brunetti, who is a hard act to follow.

 

[Ms T]

Also I already have a favourite Italian detective. A Venetian called Commissario Guido Brunetti, who is a hard act to follow.

Donna Leon? Are the books worth reading then?

 

[Mrs Magpie]

I love them.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Donna Leon? Are the books worth reading then?

Ooh! The food descriptions! I'm amazed you haven't read any. I was really surprised that they weren't translated from the Italian but they're written in English. Donna Leon won't allow an Italian translation because of the Mafia or something.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Donna Leon? Are the books worth reading then?

...and they were recommended by a former head of English (retired) who has never recommended a dud book. I devoured every one in the school library and then ordered the others from Amazon (which I then donated to the school so they have a full set). That's how good I think they are.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

...and back to the OP...just saw this on i-Player. Worth a watch before I plunge back into Montalbano.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...lian_Noir_The_Story_of_Italian_Crime_Fiction/

 

[Mrs Magpie]

...and I appear to be the person in the Northern hemisphere not to have seen The Killing. Waiting for episode 9 with bated breath. I really hope Theis & Vagn don't kill Rama. I think he's making his last ever phone call
I think the killer is Vagn myself. I think he held her in the house when Pernille & Theis took the boys to the seaside. I keep asking myself why the fuck they haven't searched the house yet. It's obvious. You start with family and all those close to them and work outwards. Lund has asked Meyer to get files of all disappeared young women....I think Vagn will tie in with them

 

[sleaterkinney]

I haven't seen The Killing either, but I'm getting into Inspector Montalbano

 

[sleaterkinney]

It's on bbc4 pronto

 

[spirals]

I really enjoy Inspector Montalbano, I didn't at first but have grown to love the characters and would love to go a see where it is filmed.

 

[hash tag]

It was great to see the inspector back last night for the comedic characters, the beautiful views of Sicily Etc.
One reservation; the new Livia; we are not keen.

 

[hippogriff]

Just downloading last night's episode to watch later. For anybody who doesn't know already, there have been a couple of series of "The Young Montalbano"

 

[hash tag]

The young one is good, but not as good