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After a photographer and a lawyer start a steamy affair, their lives and those around them get entangled in dirty business and family secrets.After a photographer and a lawyer start a steamy affair, their lives and those around them get entangled in dirty business and family secrets.After a photographer and a lawyer start a steamy affair, their lives and those around them get entangled in dirty business and family secrets.
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Obnoxious Adulterers
Not a bad story. Pretty good weave of marriage problems, big scale crime and corruption, and justice. I was put off by the adulterers who were entirely self-centered and ginned up an obsessive love affair out of what could as well have been a month long one-night stand. I simply could not see what so compelled them about each other. They were not exactly a dynamic duo. Flat, generic love affair at the center of a rather entertaining narrative. Further, they were not sympathetic in their insistence on elevating physical attraction over marriage, and in the woman's case, a child, We did see an increasingly unlikeable side to their rejected spouses, but they did not seem to grow more interesting or insightful with experience, not as individuals, not as a couple. I can recommend the show as it gathers intensity and the plot starts unfolding, but not as a great watch overall.
I love the show hated to see it end .
I really loved this series . I loved the story lines loved the cast nothing about this series I didn't love . The only thing I can say negative was why did they get rid of it after 3 seasons I have seen horrible shows that lasted 10 years or more . I wish the show could've lasted a few more seasons.
Ultimately unpassionate
In 'The Adulterer', a prosecutor's wife has an affair with a defence lawyer, who just happens to be representing a man her husband is currently prosecuting. The setup sounds cheesy, and is certainly contrived. The best thing about this drama is a credible portrayal of life within a family the foundation of whose wealth is organised crime, albeit on a relatively small scale (think corrupt family business rather than full-blown mafia). It's weakness is the one-dimensionality of many of its characters, particularly the smug prosecutor and his almost-perfect wife. Although some details of plot were nicely developed, I didn't really care how the romantic aspects of the drama worked out, or feel any of the sexual passion supposedly driving the story.
Outstanding!
One of the best I've ever seen. Fabulous story and casting. 10 Stars. I'd give it an 11 if I could. Haven't seen season 3.
Great Dutch series
Just been able to catch this in NZ. Great drama, great acting and complex story. Very stylish production and brilliant characters, every one a gem. Subtitles very eay to read and follow. After binge watching series 1 have to ration series 2 and 3 as I don't want it to finish. Definite recommend to fans of good European drama.
Did you know
- TriviaThe production company, VARA, frequently uses locations in the Zaan region ('Zaanstreek') for its television series. Other series include De geheime dienst (2000) and Unit 13 (1996).
- GoofsIt is much more likely that Iris would take up cigarette smoking rather than Willem quitting.
- ConnectionsReferenced in RTL Late Night: Episode #1.45 (2013)
- SoundtracksThe Tracks of My Tears
Written by Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore, Marvin Tarplin
Performed by The Miracles
(uncredited)
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- Runtime
- 50m
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- 16:9 HD
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