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Agathe Koltès: Pilote: 2ème partie (2016)
No, French men don't urinate in their garages to calm down...
Thank you for this extremely funny laugh break in this good, though also quite serious show! The French 'bricolage,' that can be heard, would be more appropriately translated as 'tinker' not 'tinkle.' Good start to this "new" show on PBS passport; lots of interesting characters, a great scenery, and not too obvious conclusion to the two first cases. If for no other reason, you could watch it to get a glimpse of a part of France that can not often be seen on screen in other countries. (I personally visited Vannes in the late 80s, and was fascinated by the large number of intact ancient buildings.)
Kommissarin Lucas (2003)
Offering my services as bilingual copy editor
This is an excellent series - made sometimes confusing for viewers who have to rely on the English subtitles. My first language is German, and I frequently have to stop each episode in order to tell my English-speaking spouse what was actually said. Most often, references to people get mixed up, which makes it difficult to follow the plot.
One example from episode 5 (Sketch of a dead person):
Det. Lucas sits at a riverbank and shares an impromptu snack with the federal DA, who brought his mother's prosciutto. (Just for reference, in case someone can identify getting confused here.)
Det. Lucas in German:
Was sagt denn ihr Mann? -- What does your man say?
Det. Lucas in English subtitles:
What does her husband say?
Ihr can be both your and her, and a man can, of course, be someone's husband. But context matters, and there is no "her husband" anywhere in this context. Only someone who would get the dialog out of context would make this mistake. And I'm furious and ashamed that this great series is being botched this way for a non-German speaking audience.
Im Reich der Wolga (2019)
Watch for the beautiful images, ignore the commentary
It's rare to get footage from Russia in the West, so enjoy this nature documentary for the spectacular beauty it shows.
It more than makes up for the running commentary praising Russian resilience and ingenuity. (I'm not kidding.)
W glebi lasu: Long Way Home (2020)
How does Coban keep getting financed?
Every one of his shows I've watched has a ton of plot holes and lose ends. All the more infuriating because there's no need for them.
Why did Artur suddenly, after 25 years, feel the need to contact David? What questions did he ask him? How did Artur's Chinese girlfriend cross paths with the rape defendant's father? How did David know where Artur lived? Why did Artur have an apartment and a hotel room? Pawel's father digs a grave, kills his wife, yet her bones are found in the lake? Pawel's t-shirt is found entangled in a pile of birch branches; how did it get there? Who buried Daniel, we see Artur run away. Artur dropped the knife, yet it's not mentioned. And that's just what comes to mind without trying too hard.