Kenneth branagh has described how playing the angstridden eponymous hero in tv series wallander put him in a permanent, acceptable state. Kenneth branagh returns to his bafta awardwinning role as inspector kurt wallander in three featurelength episodes of the acclaimed detective drama based on henning mankells bestselling novels. The final days of the britishaccented wallander wallander, starring kenneth branagh as the detective protagonist of henning mankells novels, opens its final season sunday. Yellow bird, a production company formed by mankell, began negotiations with british companies to produce the. Kenneth branagh stars as detective kurt wallander in thrilling adaptations of three bestselling crime novels by henning mankell. May 23, 2016 the premiere for wallanders fourth and final season aired last night, and star kenneth branagh recently said goodbye to the character in a radio times article and a few pbs videos. Branagh is the star of the englishlanguage wallander television series, adaptations of henning mankells bestselling wallander crime novels. This is the english adaptation of wallander bbc1, sunday, the kenneth branagh. The average tomatometer is the sum of all season scores divided by the number of seasons with a.
Unsure just which car is his, he presses the button on his key fob and his trusty volvo bleeps to life. Its a privilege to try to meet them, and i look forward to a great swedish autumn working on henning mankells masterly creation. Kenneth branagh has described how playing the angstridden eponymous hero in tv series wallander put him in a permanent, acceptable state of anxiety. Wallanders personality is an open book to the viewer who is in sympathy with him and is able to share their feelings with him as the plot reveals itself. Kenneth branagh is returning for the mystery crime thriller show. Kenneth branagh, sarah smart, sadie shimmin, tom beard, tom hiddleston, richard mccabe, david warner, and jeany spark from. Wallander is a british television series adapted from the swedish novelist henning mankell s kurt wallander novels and starring kenneth branagh as the eponymous police inspector. Branagh plays the eponymous inspector kurt wallander and also serves as the executive producer of the series. A series gets an average tomatometer when at least 50 percent of its seasons have a score. I could not recognise wallander in kenneth branagh even though he is an excellent actor just not for this role he was too professional and i missed all the personal stuff and troubles about wallander that made him so human and real in the swedish version. Kenneth branagh returns as detective kurt wallander for three final thrilling stories, filmed in south africa, sweden and denmark.
Kenneth branagh, sarah smart, richard mccabe, jonathan van tulleken, ben caron. For the swedish television series starring krister henriksson, see. He was awarded the knight bachelor of the order of the british empire in the 2012 queens birthday honours list for his services to drama and to the community in northern ireland. Jun 26, 2016 kenneth branagh fell into his love affair with the wallander mysteries by swedish author henning mankell 1948 2015 for the sheer pleasure of the reading, he told me over the. It is the first time the wallander novels have been adapted into an englishlanguage production. Must admit i did not see this particular conclusion nuance coming, but yet it was quite acceptable and overall satisfying to our main character kurts farewell. There are racial tensions when the immigrant community falls under suspicion following the murder of an elderly couple, and wallander also finds himself on t. Kenneth branagh stars in the stylish series from the books by top swedish writer henning mankel.
Kenneth branagh returns to his bafta award winning role as inspector kurt wallander. I loved the scenery, the direction, the actors, and above all else kenneth branagh s superior acting acumen. In the white lioness wallander is drawn into the case of a missing swedish national while attending a police conference in south africa. This series has a whole has never crackled and the stories were a little bit too slow to justify the longer running time. This article is about the bbc programme starring kenneth branagh. Wallander is a long way from ystad, his usual stomping ground. After killing a man in the line of duty, kurt wallander resolves to quit the ystad police. Wallander series 4 the final chapter 2 dvds uk import. May 31, 2016 just like the first episode in wallander season 4, the second episode starts on an open road. Kenneth branagh delivers a bravura performance as swedish sleuth kurt wallander in three stories drawn from henning mankells bestsellers.
Kenneth branagh fell into his love affair with the wallander mysteries by swedish author henning mankell 1948 2015 for the sheer pleasure of the reading, he told me over the. I got the fortunate opportunity to sit down with sir kenneth branagh this past winter as he promoted the fourth and final season of wallander which airs sundays at 9. It is a fitting end to an absorbing and dark detective series played by branagh. Kenneth branagh stars as kurt wallander, a flawed but deeply human detective in this series of terrifying crimes set in south africa, denmark and sweden. Elegantly filmed, brilliantly acted and set in strikingly beautiful locations, wallander follows a flawed but deeply human detective keneth branagh a man who takes each murder case he works on personally and will stop at nothing in his search for the truth. Giving a rare and welcome television leading role to kenneth branagh, wallander is a swedish detective who is brought to the screen in three 90 minute adventures. I loved the scenery, the direction, the actors, and. Rent masterpiece mystery wallander 2008 on dvd and blu.
May 23, 2016 k urt wallander is visiting a fellow swede at the charity programme he runs for young offenders outside cape town. With kenneth branagh, richard mccabe, jeany spark, sarah smart. There are also pages relating to the other wallander portrayals, including actors krister henriksson and rolf lassgard, as well as many other items of interest to wallander fans. Wallander series 4 sir kenneth branagh as wallander there is poignancy in the fact things start to go wrong for wallander at the very moment where he seems to be getting his life back together. Jun 14, 2016 sir kenneth branagh chats about the wallander finale and directing blockbuster films cinderella and thor with gold derby editor chris beachum. Wallander 2008 starring kenneth branagh and sarah smart on dvd and bluray. Absolutely stellar completion for this 4 season series. Wallander is a british television series adapted from the swedish novelist henning mankells kurt wallander novels and starring kenneth branagh as the eponymous police inspector. Kenneth branagh talks about final season of wallander. Four years after the last series aired, wallander is back for one final run. Jun 24, 2015 kenneth branagh has described how playing the angstridden eponymous hero in tv series wallander put him in a permanent, acceptable state of anxiety in an honest and engaging appraisal of. Jun 05, 2016 we fell in love with kenneth branaghs englishlanguage version of wallander bbc one back in 2008 and stuck with him through four achingly stylish series so it was gratifying to see him get.
The show is an adaptation of swedish author henning mankell. Sir kenneth branagh chats about the wallander finale and. The average tomatometer is the sum of all season scores divided by the number of seasons with a tomatometer. The thing that marked henning as different from his fellow swedes was the range of brightly coloured african shirts that he would habitually wear. Your heart goes out to the brilliant but onlytoohuman wallander as he searches for the truth behind shocking murders. The biggest contrast is the state of wallander in the first episode and the last. This website is dedicated to the bbcs englishlanguage television series about henning mankells fictional swedish detective kurt wallander starring kenneth branagh. Instead, its a motorbike cutting through a cold, swedish mist on the road to ystad. The actor reflects on his friendship with the late godfather of nordic noir as the.
Kenneth branagh returns to his remarkable emmy and golden globenominated role as the soulsearching swedish cop in wallander iii, with three gripping new kurt wallander cases based on the. In the last, we see wallander battling the onset of dementia, and still struggling successfully to solve a case. Wallander is a compassionate inspector who suffers from the murders he encounters during his investigations. Kenneth branagh plays a swedish detective called kurt wallander in this crime drama for the bbc. Kenneth branagh pulls this off successfully and convincingly. Then we cut to the cobbled streets of the town where kenneth branaghs kurt wallander ambles along towards a carpark. May 23, 2016 so begins wallander series 4 episode 1 the english language version of the programme with kenneth branagh playing the legendary detective created by the late henning mankell. Kenneth branagh on waving goodbye to wallander and creator henning mankell. He must battle his own demons as he works to solve a series of bizarre crimes in the seaside town of ystad in southern sweden.
Series 4 2015 starring kenneth branagh and sarah smart on dvd and bluray. So begins wallander series 4 episode 1 the english language version of the programme with kenneth branagh playing the legendary detective created by the late henning mankell. Kenneth branagh returns to his bafta awardwinning role as inspector kurt wallander in three featurelength episodes of the acclaimed. It was the first time the wallander novels have been adapted into an englishlanguage production.
Kenneth branagh returns as detective kurt wallander in this collection of fulllength mysteries based on the novels by swedish author henning mankell. The show is an adaptation of swedish author henning mankells critically acclaimed book series, the kurt. Wallander s personality is an open book to the viewer who is in sympathy with him and is able to share their feelings with him as the plot reveals itself. Wallander by kenneth branagh 883929077052 dvd barnes. Kenneth branagh continues as the stoical kurt for the final time. Its just he doesnt often get the chance kenneth branagh poised to film the final wallander series next year. Sir kenneth branagh chats about the wallander finale and directing blockbuster films cinderella and thor with gold derby editor chris beachum. Kenneth branagh plays swedish detective kurt wallander in this crime drama for the bbc. The premiere for wallanders fourth and final season aired last night, and star kenneth branagh recently said goodbye to the character in a radio. From the dean of scandinavian noir, comes a riveting installment in the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed kurt wallander series, the basis for the pbs series staring kenneth branagh. Kurt wallander is a hardworking detective with a strong sense of integrity, but he also has a flawed and very human side. We have hardly seen kurts colleagues which were already decimated in the previous series.
This drama follows inspector kurt wallander a middleaged everyman as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in the apparently sleepy backwaters in and around ystad in skane, southern sweden. Hes attending a law and order conference in south africa of all places. The fourth and final season of the moody mystery series finds the oftmorose swedish police detective kurt wallander kenneth branagh facing his biggest fearthat hes following his fathers. The first season of thirteen films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by mankell. We fell in love with kenneth branaghs englishlanguage version of wallander bbc one back in 2008 and stuck with him through four achingly stylish series so it. I always approach each series of wallander with anticipation and excitement, but this last series of films contain some of the greatest challenges the character has ever faced. Get your nordic noir on and return to southern sweden to revisit essential insights into the complex character of the brooding and intuitive detective, kurt wallander. The series manages to depict a great and charming contradiction. K urt wallander is visiting a fellow swede at the charity programme he runs for young offenders outside cape town. Detective kurt wallander returns to investigate a series of violent and terrifying murders in the beautiful setting of skane, southern sweden. Yellow bird, a production company formed by mankell, began. This series was the fourth and final one for wallander, originally broadcast in the u.
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