Monterossi - La serie

This is wonderfully fine. First of all, it's sophisticated Italiano! Very interesting characters, acted with great talent. Top-drawer cinematography and editing. The main character is a detective - but he's NOT a detective. He's played with cool charisma and charm - not world-weary in a bummer way, just appropriately cynical about what he has to deal with. But with humor. Criminal activity with real malevolent violence, but little so far too graphic except for gunshots. No waiting week-by-week for the next episode, five of season 1 all available non-stop. AND the entire soundtrack consists of Bob Dylan recordings of relevant songs recorded in top quality - very cool! I don't know what bootlegs they may have used, but it all sounds beautiful, there's even about a 20-second harmonica solo in the midst of one scene.

My husband and I have watched all available episodes of Monterossi on MHZ. He, like the main character, is a huge fan of Bob Dylan, and was delighted that this music is prominent in the earlier episodes (set in Milan, Italy). I don't see the connection between Bob Dylan and an Italian fictional murder series and am unclear about Monterossi, an elderly bachelor TV screenwriter who does a lot of drinking, eating and flirting with various females. Why is he the main character, as he barely moves the plot along, nor does his TV show, Crazy Love (and Criminal Love, its offshoot). The real star of Monterossi, in my opinion, is. Tomasso Ragno who plays a sardonic cop. Still, I liked the series and will watch more episodes if and when they are available in the USA.