BRIGANDS TV SERIES
THE QUEST FOR GOLD HAS HIT NETFLIX
I gave you first photos from this one back in December, but new historical series BRIGANDS: THE QUEST FOR GOLD is available on Netflix as of April 26th!
In this series, set in mid-19th-century southern
Italy, a woman forced to go on the run transforms from dutiful wife to
the ruthless leader of a groupof bandits. Gorgeous Ernesto D'Argenio leads the cast with Marlon Joubert, Alessio Pratico, Lorenzo de Moor and Giuseppe lo Piccolo.
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| Briganti is streaming from April 23rd! |
THIS SIX EPISODE SERIES
is
set in Southern Italy, two years after the Unification of Italy: a
woman, forced to escape from her village, joins a particular group of
brigands and she will become one of the most ruthless and strategic
leaders. But she is not the only one to choose this life and soon comes
into contact with 
other women like her. In order to recover the gold of
the South and restore hope to the peasants, the various bands of
brigands will have no choice but to unite against the common enemy.
Brigands against State, but also brigands
against brigands, in a
struggle where one must be willing to sacrifice even one's humanity to
overcome the oppressors. Dense forests, immense glades and desolate
landscapes create a precise image system in which the characters 
come
into intimate contact with the wilderness, becoming an integral part of
it. Confined to the edges of civilization and forced to live like beasts
to survive in hostile places, this environment changes them forever and
brings out their 
darker, more primitive side. A little bit Robin Hood, a
little bit Pirates, the bandits protagonists acquire wealth and power
to replace the State. A violent criminality is born where the only
option to survive is to become an unscrupulous outlaw.
other women like her. In order to recover the gold of
the South and restore hope to the peasants, the various bands of
brigands will have no choice but to unite against the common enemy.
Brigands against State, but also brigands
against brigands, in a
struggle where one must be willing to sacrifice even one's humanity to
overcome the oppressors. Dense forests, immense glades and desolate
landscapes create a precise image system in which the characters 
come
into intimate contact with the wilderness, becoming an integral part of
it. Confined to the edges of civilization and forced to live like beasts
to survive in hostile places, this environment changes them forever and
brings out their 
darker, more primitive side. A little bit Robin Hood, a
little bit Pirates, the bandits protagonists acquire wealth and power
to replace the State. A violent criminality is born where the only
option to survive is to become an unscrupulous outlaw.
I tried to watch it, gave up. Saw nobody gorgeous. Cardboards characters that do a bit of a tongue-in-cheek acting, desolate landscape indeed, very ugly aesthetic. Can't understand how Netflix productions manage to distort the beauty of the Italian landscape and its inhabitants.
ReplyDeleteErnesto looks gorgeous to me, but that was a period in their history that was not very pretty and not all Italy is like you imagine it from beautiful romcoms and their beaches. A lot of it is just poor, scorched land with not much to grow there and poverty all around. Plus they say that all of the gorgeous Italians are on film or TV the rest are not pretty lol
DeleteI think I remember you telling us about this one before? I missed seeing it on Netflix, but I'd give it a try.
ReplyDeleteEverybody tells me not to watch it LOL
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