The Wire - The Complete First Season - The Complete First Season |
HBO / Rysher Ent. (02.06.2002) |
TV Series |
In Sammlung
#563 |
0*
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DVD
780 Min. |
Idris Elba | |
Sonja Sohn | |
Deirdre Lovejoy | |
Frankie Faison | |
Dominic West | |
John Doman | |
Larry Gilliard Jr. | |
Wood Harris | |
Andre Royo | |
Wendell Pierce | |
Hassan Johnson |
Regisseur | Ernest R. Dickerson
Edward Bianchi Clark Johnson Clement Virgo Various Directors |
Produzent | Nina Kostroff Noble
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Autor | Joy Lusco
David Simon |
The show's split-perspective plotting is so richly layered, so breathtakingly authentic and based on finely drawn characters brought to life by a perfect ensemble cast, that it defies concise description. Simon, Burns, and their cowriters control every intricate aspect of the unfolding epic; directors are top-drawer (including Clark Johnson, helmer of The Shield's finest episodes), but they are servants to the story, resulting in a TV series like no other: unpredictable, complicated, and demanding the viewer's rapt attention, The Wire is "an angry show" (in Simon's words) that refuses to comfort with easy answers to deep-rooted societal problems. Moral gray zones proliferate in a universe where ruthless killers have a logical code, and where the cops are just as ambiguous as their targets. That ambiguity extends to the ending as well; season 1 leaves several issues unresolved, leaving you begging for the even more impressive developments that await in season 2. --Jeff Shannon
Bonusmaterial
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