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Starring Cate Blanchett, Lesley Manville, Kevin Kline, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee. Alfonso Cuarón writes and directs all seven episodes of the show, which is adapted from Renée Knight’s 2015 book.
Are we watching the shit out of this or not? I have never in my life seen a kitchen lit so beautifully. Look at that pink sky!
October 11th.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | October 19, 2024 3:47 PM |
From the trailer...
[quote]a 7-part [bold]event[/bold]
Cuarón seems confident. He's also said he was thinking about re-editing it into a movie, so it could qualify for the film awards as well. This better live up to the hype.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | September 24, 2024 6:25 PM |
Looks interesting.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 24, 2024 7:10 PM |
When do it come out?
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 24, 2024 7:13 PM |
Agreed, the lighting is gorgeous (and not constantly so underlit that you have to squint to see what's happening). Hope the story is its equal!
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 24, 2024 7:13 PM |
r4 First two episodes out October 11, weekly releases after that.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 24, 2024 7:22 PM |
It looks fun but so can tell already that 7 episodes will be 3 too long as is always the case in TV adaptations of domestic crime potboilers.
It’s not The Thornbirds or Shogun.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 26, 2024 1:50 PM |
Episodes 3 and 4 -- Leila George is gorgeous. And she's Vincent D'onfrio's daughter. Reminds me of Peggy Lipton.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | October 19, 2024 1:36 AM |
What's the early verdict on this one? Worth a re-sub to Apple TV Plus?
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | October 19, 2024 1:40 AM |
I'm enjoying it -- good but not compelling or must watch. Not sure if it's worth the $ to re-sub to Apple but I'll probably watch the new season of Silo after this finishes.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | October 19, 2024 1:49 AM |
Thanks, R10, I'll probably wait until all of the second season of Severance is online next year for a re-sub!
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | October 19, 2024 3:06 AM |
Just caught up with the fourth episode and I'm more with the critics on the lower end of the spectrum, I really don't know why this did so well at the film festivals. It's all a bit flaccid, there's just not much meat on the story once you get past the cinematography. And some of the writing is really up its own ass. The heavily ADR'd flashback scenes in Italy are a bit of a slog.
I guess it's worth watching for the long takes with the inquisitive kitty who keeps fucking up Blanchett's marks. She has to wrangle that damn cat, keep composure, and then continue with her lines. I'd go crazy if I were an actor. But apparently they introduced that kitty as an agent of chaos on purpose, to make the scenes come across more hectic in order to mirror Catherine's unravelling.
I also enjoy Indira Varma's pleasant narration – even though its overall effect is probably a net negative as it more often than not just spells out what's on the screen already – and Lesley Manville's acting, which I didn't think much of prior to this. Sacha Baron Cohen is pretty decent in this as well, have never seen him in a dramatic role before. Klein is Klein, he's okay.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | October 19, 2024 6:44 AM |
Why don’t you just subscribe for a single week and binge it?
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | October 19, 2024 3:47 PM |
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