Summary
Unclassifiable and cinematographic Danish series that combines the fantastic with neo-noir, thriller and drama.
The best of the series may not be its story but the enigmatic nature of its young protagonist and, above all, the incredible and hypnotic atmospheres that it creates, with a staging that bets on moroseness and hieraticism.
Review
It is very difficult to make a plot synopsis and a typification of this unclassifiable and cinematographic series of the Danish Nicolas Winding Refn ("nfr").
We could start by saying that it is the story of Miu, a girl without a family, bought by a madame from a brothel so that she uses certain supposed powers that she has in her favor. From there, Miu will go through other scenarios, linking up with characters and communities of the criminal underworld of Copenhagen, with human trafficking and drug trafficking included, in a course at times Tarantinesque. It is also the story of a pact of gratitude that Miu will seek to honor and a story about mothers, daughters and affiliations.
On the other hand, along with an immigrant universe that includes Balkan and Chinese characters, the native Danes are represented by a very particular aristocratic family.
Miu (an impenetrable Angela Bundalovic) is a scrawny heroine, with an enigmatic identity that is difficult to determine. When I say identity, I mean the broad meaning of the term (origin, essence); the uncertainty about it creates mystery around the main character and is one of the strengths of the series.
As for the genre, the fantastic and dreamlike is combined with the neo-noir thriller and drama.
But the main thing about this miniseries is not so much its story as the incredible climates it achieves, with a staging that bets on moroseness and hieraticism: full of extremely slow circular panning and panoramas of scenes illuminated in red or neon blue, fixed shots , sequence shots and electronic music by Cliff Martínez, Peter Peter, Peter Kyed and Julian Winding that is reminiscent of Tangerine Dream; images and cartoons that refer to the Italian giallo, to David Lynch and a little to V for Vendetta.
Unclassifiable and cinematographic Danish series that combines the fantastic with neo-noir, thriller and drama.
The best of the series may not be its story but the enigmatic nature of its young protagonist and, above all, the incredible and hypnotic atmospheres that it creates, with a staging that bets on moroseness and hieraticism.
Review
It is very difficult to make a plot synopsis and a typification of this unclassifiable and cinematographic series of the Danish Nicolas Winding Refn ("nfr").
We could start by saying that it is the story of Miu, a girl without a family, bought by a madame from a brothel so that she uses certain supposed powers that she has in her favor. From there, Miu will go through other scenarios, linking up with characters and communities of the criminal underworld of Copenhagen, with human trafficking and drug trafficking included, in a course at times Tarantinesque. It is also the story of a pact of gratitude that Miu will seek to honor and a story about mothers, daughters and affiliations.
On the other hand, along with an immigrant universe that includes Balkan and Chinese characters, the native Danes are represented by a very particular aristocratic family.
Miu (an impenetrable Angela Bundalovic) is a scrawny heroine, with an enigmatic identity that is difficult to determine. When I say identity, I mean the broad meaning of the term (origin, essence); the uncertainty about it creates mystery around the main character and is one of the strengths of the series.
As for the genre, the fantastic and dreamlike is combined with the neo-noir thriller and drama.
But the main thing about this miniseries is not so much its story as the incredible climates it achieves, with a staging that bets on moroseness and hieraticism: full of extremely slow circular panning and panoramas of scenes illuminated in red or neon blue, fixed shots , sequence shots and electronic music by Cliff Martínez, Peter Peter, Peter Kyed and Julian Winding that is reminiscent of Tangerine Dream; images and cartoons that refer to the Italian giallo, to David Lynch and a little to V for Vendetta.