tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post9044554147164555423..comments2023-11-05T01:05:41.190-07:00Comments on International Noir Fiction: Arne Dahl: Books and FilmsGlenn Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-46677637681329364232013-04-20T18:32:59.723-07:002013-04-20T18:32:59.723-07:00BBC4 is now showing the 5 Arne Dahl films on Satur...BBC4 is now showing the 5 Arne Dahl films on Saturday nights, with each one broken into two parts. The third episode (part 1 of Bad Blood) was broadcast tonight, and the 2 previous episodes (parts 1 and 2 of The Blinded Man/Misterioso) are still available on the iPlayer though probably not for long.<br /><br />The BBC4 Saturday night time slot is international mystery (noir or not) heaven. During the past couple of years, it's included all 3 seasons of the Danish <i>The Killing</i>, 4 seasons of the French <i>Spiral</i>, the Swedish/Danish <i>The Bridge</i>, the Italian <i>Inspector Montalbano</i>, etc., all with good English subtitles. <br /><br />Tip: If you're not in the UK, but have a Mac, search for "get iPlayer automator" which is a great utility that allows BBC downloads.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630853682823783747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-77767243393876731732013-02-20T12:34:42.143-08:002013-02-20T12:34:42.143-08:00I saw this on German TV, and have also read the bo...I saw this on German TV, and have also read the book in question (things are translated a lot faster into German than English). And, well, I do think the book is interesting and worth a read, but it's not different enough from the TV series (apart from making Hultin female, which is a decision I rather approve of) that you'd miss a lot by skipping it.<br /><br />I did like the TV series (somewhat to my surprise). It's very well cast, too, even if it suffered from some of the logic failures that also emerge in the books from time to time. And certain things (love at first sight) definitely work better textually and visually! (I also don't know why they bothered giving Chavez a girlfriend he then abandoned, since his motivation for not being in a relationship in the book was convincing enough. Mind you, the personal backstories of many of the characters fall into the "seriously weird" category anyway!)<br /><br />Anyway, books and TV series are uneven but always very interesting.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03905529307987104069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-60305780855529461172013-02-16T09:32:59.078-08:002013-02-16T09:32:59.078-08:00I got the Arne Dahl series DVDs from Amazon (I wai...I got the Arne Dahl series DVDs from Amazon (I waited for the price to come down to a reasonable level). Like a lot of the non-U.S. movies and TV series, the disks are Region 2/PAL, so you have to either use a region-free DVD player or a computer that will let you change regions. You have to be careful, too, about subtitles on Amazon, sometimes a seller will list a film as having subtitles in English and there aren't any, actually. But in this case, the subtitles were fine, if a bit small.Glenn Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-63408644455063311202013-02-15T14:07:32.858-08:002013-02-15T14:07:32.858-08:00I'm definitely interested in reviews! Been wat...I'm definitely interested in reviews! Been watching Branagh's Wallander on Amazon Prime and enjoying every minute. Where are you getting these to watch?Dan Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297575758867275721noreply@blogger.com