So brilliant on so many level.You cannot help but notice the lighting,camera,directing,script.The relationship between the actors is superb and I include the whole cast.My thanks...brilliant.
@Margery M the American version isn't as good as the Danish/Swedish one i'll give you that. But having seen it all the way through there are some really good parts in it that makes it pretty unique - you should have it a shot and the story has also been changed abit so you'll get the same suprise when you find out who the killer is and why
It was really nice watching and listening to the actors talking about the series and their characters. The Danish and Swedish differences and similarities are a little harder for me to spot and maybe too subtle for me. But I can see that Danes appear more 'laid back and off the cuff' or so it appears, and the Swedes are more 'proper and by the book', if I'm picking-up the feeling of the characters correctly.
I just binge watched Season 1 on Prime Video. A lot of excellent actors and actresses even in the supporting roles such as the woman who played Stefan’s sister. Looking forward to Season 2 as soon as I take a coffee break, make small talk with the cat, and freshen up. BTW, the Swedish version of Wallander led me to The Bridge.
How could I miss this show. I also loved the fatherly character of Hans. Well, the Saga character of course is unrealistic, because for show reasons it's like she never heard of social interaction before. With the show timeline, she learns (and brings us joy 😁)
Omg she lovely as herself . Seen all series twice and she in mystery road on bbc 4 Sat totally different character . Great duo . Also the other woman from killing in the drama us with Tom Hollander. These two series started me off on foreign drama. And now Walter presents on all 4 the best in foriegn drama terrific dramas loads now to choose from . Always watching foreign drama and there are better ones than the bridge
Interesting. I'm wondering if there's a conscious effort on the part of the film makers to avoid defining Saga as being autistic/having Asperger's. As someone with Asperger's myself, I don't see it as a "problem" really, in terms of it being analogous with a disorder - it is possible to have a perfectly healthy Aspergic/autistic brain. It's a different neurology which can cause misunderstandings, particularly socially. I loved the way Sofia portrayed the character, her performance feels very authentic to me and, while I don't have the condition in the way that she does, it's very well observed - there are parts of her that I absolutely recognise. And the concept of a bridge is interesting - not only linguistically and geographically, but Martin becomes almost a bridge between her and the world, she grows and changes through her association with him. It's a very beautiful, loving relationship I think - she loves him as much as he loves her, you can see it through her emotional honestly. She lets Martin see her in ways that most people don't (apart from Hans maybe, but that relationship is different in as much as he was possibly the first boss she ever had that tried to understand her and allows her to be herself and do things her way) and is willing to learn from him, which can be a big thing for us. :o)
It has been stated by the actress that she has Aspergers, and I think someone on the production team said it too, it just wasn't explicitly mentioned in the show.
I got two-thrids of the way through season three and then read the Wikipedia entry for The Bridge. When I found out they put her in prison, that she had an abortion, that she threw her badge away I then understood. The producers were anarchists and set out to destroy the police by using this series. First, her police partner goes to prison, then her evil crooked cop boss sets her up and she goes to prison, then she loses love, has an abortion, and quits. Of the thousand ways to end this, the producers sought to show how bad cops were and how they all belong in prison and should suffer. I stopped watching.
