tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post4731778793021481954..comments2023-11-05T01:05:41.190-07:00Comments on International Noir Fiction: La Piovra 5Glenn Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-42326587114003770242010-02-11T15:18:13.414-08:002010-02-11T15:18:13.414-08:00I love Piovra, have become completely hooked on it...I love Piovra, have become completely hooked on it since it began airing in our area about a year ago. Actually, I was very moved by Cattani's death sequence--it's big, and sheds realism somewhat to frame his end in terms of an almost 'grand-opera' style of climax; in fact the whole sequence of series 4's last episode contain operatic elements, most particularly the penuktimate sequence involving Tano's murder of his young wife Ester and his subsequent arrest. i find the playing in this to be incredibly emotionally reverbative by all, and especially Girone, Placido, and the actress portraying Silvia Conti.<br />Interesting to see that MHz preceded the Cattani installments by showing the 'prequel' series 8; our area didn't begin getting the channel on digital broadband until the beginning of Series 1. I've eagerly devoured the show up to, and through, series 6, and am just as eager to continue on through 7. I agree that MHz is to be thanked for giving American audiences the chance to experience an excellent and utterly fascinating 'crime' show that stands well outside and above the forms of the genre that most of us are accustomed to seeing on television.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com