The series stars Corinna Harfouch, Christiane Paul, Svenja Jung, Leonie Benesch, and Hans-Uwe Bauer. Another engrossing and intimate drama, revealing a keen understanding of filmmaking and character creation, realised by flawless performances. We cannot really say that any of the characters is unjustified in their conceits. nstead he film's ability to empathise with its characters foibles - on all sides - becomes its profundity. The show finds its characters trapped, not by the constraints of an overbearing authority but by the spectre of the past. With its sympathies forever shifting among its characters, the show asks whether the truth is ever even objectively knowable, let alone whether honesty is always the best policy. This is an exquisitely made show which probes away at the rawest, most intimate emotions of its characters with a delicacy and insight reminiscent of Krzysztof Kieslowski in his prime. The show weaves a very sticky web with more than a few ragged edges, but even if the characters (and more precisely, their actions) aren't easy to relate to, they are compelling.
By the end, the experience pulls us through unlikely turns. Yet, Radsi’s skill as a dramatist makes the proceedings feel grounded in a remarkably realistic portrait. The show is something of a long-winded melodrama, although it has truthful moments and circumstances and all the performers work diligently. While show may not trump Radsi's previous work, it's still an excellent piece of melodramatic television, with a finely staged script and engrossing performances. The film questions responsibility and shows how sometimes people do the wrong thing. It is begs the question: what exactly is the right thing, and how can we recognise it? The television feel persists in the show, whose shoot might have been preceded by a month or two of rehearsal, but it's cruder and more driven by the demands of an overloaded plot. No one wins in this ambiguous, accomplished show, which ends by burdening the audience with a secret that none of the characters will ever know. Connecting the dots is a more or less futile task when dealing with a film that seems almost as clueless about private life as it is about the public realm. The show has succeeded in underscoring universal impulses of his characters, despite their cultural backgrounds, and in the process he's also removed most of the socio-cultural context that characterized Radsi's previous works. One of the most impressive things about Radsi's show is the way she reveals facts about the tale and her extraordinary timing in which she reveals them. The show unfolds like a wanted surprise Christmas gift. If you can possibly imagine an extremely superior episode of EastEnders, lasting about three hours and in German, then you will have some idea of what the show is like.
Simon says Holiday Secrets (Zeit der Geheimnisse) receives:
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