simonize850
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The actual novels of ROBERT VAN GULIK de not shy away from the sexual element contained in gis mysteries.
I enjoyed the drawings usually a half dozen ncluded in his books. Beautiful nude women. In distress, and in danger too.
I don't remember one of his assistants being a woman, nor do i remembet any wearing a soldier's uniform.
And CAO AN. Sorry i don't remember her character though the Judge met many women most with a past.
I certainly was surprised it took four episodes for the Judge to take and pass his examination as a classicist, thus securing a humble existence far from the Capital.
I am grateful the mysteries of a real life character - Judge Dee in this case - have been adapted to the small. Van Gulik wete he aluve would have nderstand these efforts might noy be an approximation, but hevwould be pleasd.
The forst case derives from HE LACQUER SCREEN and the second The CHINESE GOLD MYSTERIES,
Thanks for reading (best you seek our the actual novels) Simon in Victoria BC.
I enjoyed the drawings usually a half dozen ncluded in his books. Beautiful nude women. In distress, and in danger too.
I don't remember one of his assistants being a woman, nor do i remembet any wearing a soldier's uniform.
And CAO AN. Sorry i don't remember her character though the Judge met many women most with a past.
I certainly was surprised it took four episodes for the Judge to take and pass his examination as a classicist, thus securing a humble existence far from the Capital.
I am grateful the mysteries of a real life character - Judge Dee in this case - have been adapted to the small. Van Gulik wete he aluve would have nderstand these efforts might noy be an approximation, but hevwould be pleasd.
The forst case derives from HE LACQUER SCREEN and the second The CHINESE GOLD MYSTERIES,
Thanks for reading (best you seek our the actual novels) Simon in Victoria BC.
Having read a number of reviews on this site i was not expecting much. Sadly this film by a director who once stormed the trenches was so disappointing I frequently lost my concentration.
The way Padre Pio is introduced the viewer can be misled into believing he was a novice. And his rants about all the women in his life reinforced that. If you read about his life he was involved in church affairs from a very early age.
The clash between the ruling clasd and the working class is undermined by many of the actors' wretched speaking voices. I would have preferred Italian actors speakibg in a tegional dislevt, and the use of subtitles.
The filmmaker seems to show the Padre's battles with various demons, the first instance minutes into thevfilm. Surely his calling, his strength, the reason for his lofty reputation should reflect his work defending and comforting the oppressed.
Only at the film's conclusion do we learn the infamous massacre took place in 1920.
I'm lucky because I'm.sure i have the earlier Italian TV series on No Shame.
The way Padre Pio is introduced the viewer can be misled into believing he was a novice. And his rants about all the women in his life reinforced that. If you read about his life he was involved in church affairs from a very early age.
The clash between the ruling clasd and the working class is undermined by many of the actors' wretched speaking voices. I would have preferred Italian actors speakibg in a tegional dislevt, and the use of subtitles.
The filmmaker seems to show the Padre's battles with various demons, the first instance minutes into thevfilm. Surely his calling, his strength, the reason for his lofty reputation should reflect his work defending and comforting the oppressed.
Only at the film's conclusion do we learn the infamous massacre took place in 1920.
I'm lucky because I'm.sure i have the earlier Italian TV series on No Shame.