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Les enquêtes de l'inspecteur Wallander

Original title: Wallander
  • TV Series
  • 2008–2016
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  • 1h 30m
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Kenneth Branagh in Les enquêtes de l'inspecteur Wallander (2008)
A trailer promoting the mystery series "Wallander," starring Kenneth Branagh, which is being presented in the U.S. on PBS's "Masterpiece Mystery!"
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Unable to unsee the dark crimes he's tasked to investigate, Wallander's job comes at a cost to his family and relationships.Unable to unsee the dark crimes he's tasked to investigate, Wallander's job comes at a cost to his family and relationships.Unable to unsee the dark crimes he's tasked to investigate, Wallander's job comes at a cost to his family and relationships.

  • Stars
    • Kenneth Branagh
    • Richard McCabe
    • Jeany Spark
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
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    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,933
    248
    • Stars
      • Kenneth Branagh
      • Richard McCabe
      • Jeany Spark
    • 106User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 12 wins & 31 nominations total

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    Kenneth Branagh
    Kenneth Branagh
    • Kurt Wallander
    • 2008–2015
    Richard McCabe
    Richard McCabe
    • Nyberg
    • 2008–2015
    Jeany Spark
    Jeany Spark
    • Linda Wallander
    • 2008–2015
    Sarah Smart
    Sarah Smart
    • Anne-Britt Hoglund
    • 2008–2012
    Sadie Shimmin
    • Lisa Holgersson
    • 2008–2010
    Tom Hiddleston
    Tom Hiddleston
    • Magnus Martinsson
    • 2008–2010
    Barnaby Kay
    Barnaby Kay
    • Lennart Mattson
    • 2012–2015
    David Warner
    David Warner
    • Povel Wallander
    • 2008–2015
    Boel Larsson
    • Ebba…
    • 2008–2015
    Tom Beard
    Tom Beard
    • Svedberg
    • 2008
    Mark Hadfield
    Mark Hadfield
    • Stefan Lindeman
    • 2012
    Rebekah Staton
    Rebekah Staton
    • Kristina Albinsson
    • 2012
    Polly Hemingway
    Polly Hemingway
    • Gertrude
    • 2008–2010
    Karen Gledhill
    • Nurse…
    • 2010–2015
    Terrence Hardiman
    Terrence Hardiman
    • Hakan von Enke
    • 2015
    Kitty Peterkin
    • Klara von Enke
    • 2015
    Harry Hadden-Paton
    Harry Hadden-Paton
    • Hans von Enke
    • 2015
    Saskia Reeves
    Saskia Reeves
    • Vanja Andersson
    • 2010–2012
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    10stancym-1

    Reason it is so compelling

    Other reviewers have already praised this series adequately. I only want to add that this series renewed my interest in seeing just about every film or TV presentation that Kenneth Branagh has acted in. He's been in some vehicles that weren't terrific, but he is unfailingly a great actor.

    When you watch Wallander, and you see his eyes begin to well up with tears, or you see him struggling to get an answer to come out of his mouth, you really do forget you are watching an ACTOR. Branagh literally becomes Wallander and you think Wallander is a real person. It is partly the way the character is written, but much of the credit goes to Branagh.

    Wallander is a man who struggles with words, so he is the opposite of Branagh, to whom words are golden. You can tell this from Branagh's interviews as well as from his performances. The visuals in the series are stunning, the plots are interesting, but it is Wallander's complex and troubled personality that really forces one to stay with the series. He's so real, so human. Don't miss it.
    9LouE15

    Excellent and beautiful TV cop drama – set in Sweden

    Watching two episodes of "Wallander" makes me think of Isabelle Huppert's line in Hal Hartley's great "Amateur": "everything I write comes out sad. Why do you think that is?" Kenneth Brannagh's shambling, weary detective Kurt Wallander is as far from TV's 'Columbo' as it's possible to get, despite certain physical similarities.

    In a way that I seem to recognise as uniquely Nordic, Wallander goes about his daily business – solving murders – with a residual sadness on him and his world, and everything in the show – from the art-house photography and pared-down sets, to the score, to his life and to each episode's stories themselves – helps create a consistent portrait, so that by the time I settled down for episode two, Wallander's appearance was an automatic trigger to a certain state of mind.

    Each classy episode takes its time, draws visual comparisons, sets Wallander up in his world, makes you know him better. I'm loving it : it's on a par with the excellent French TV thriller "Engrenages" that previously appeared on BBC4, and anything ever so slightly formulaic about the story lines in each episode is offset by the serious and committed acting, the well-drawn characterisation, the consistent visual tone. I'm so glad they avoided the Meryl Streep world of accents and wholesale removal of the drama to the UK (or USA). These are Swedish characters in a Swedish town who write in Swedish – it's just that we're hearing them in English. And this technique allows them to cast truly excellent English supporting actors without any fear of uneven accents or geographic transitions that don't work so well. (No English forest ever looks quite like a Scandinavian one. And the British don't so much do sadness and mournful humour, as bleakness and black humour – they're quite different.)

    I saw Kenneth Brannagh as an electrifying 'Hamlet' on stage in the late 80s, and this feels something like being reacquainted with an old ghost. He's no longer young, and he's not beautiful, but he makes masterful use of his eyes, his voice, the very weariness life has given him – to create a memorable man, not just a cartoon portrait. Highly recommended.
    8jhsteel

    Northern light

    This new addition to the TV detective genre grabbed my attention and I was rewarded by an enjoyable drama. I was impressed by the scenery, Nordic interiors and ambiance of this piece, and it had an atmosphere of Northern light that reminded me of other detective stories set in the north, such as Insomnia (Al Pacino, in Alaska) or Smilla's Feeling for Snow. That atmosphere was compelling and Ken Branagh's performance kept my attention, although the plot seemed to be heading in a certain direction and the answer was not a big surprise. The fact that everyone spoke English but all were clearly Swedish was amusing as well. That aspect reminded me of Gorky Park, in which all the Russians spoke with English accents. It allows the suspension of disbelief and the English-speaking viewer feels drawn into another culture. I don't usually watch detective/murder mysteries these days because I don't enjoy murder as a spectator sport, but this was worth seeing because of the performances and the unusual setting, sets, high production values and stunning photography. Looking forward to the next 2 episodes.
    8BeneCumb

    Good, but less genuine than the Swedish series

    The other thing is that Kenneth Branagh is an international star, thus his Wallander is more distinguishing and less team player: his colleagues have less importance and less time on screen than in the Swedish version. Branagh's Wallander is also more unsociable and seems more depressed, underlined by long scenes focusing on his face expression under driving or walking. The big plus is that the Brits have tried to create the Swedish atmosphere as much as possible, signs are in Swedish etc. Well, the UK and Sweden have same latitudes, so the filming of Swedish nature was also possible in England.

    Nevertheless, if you like Scandinavian crime thrillers (with slower pace, minimum explosions/chases, long nature frames), then the Wallander series is definitely for you. However, the "trinity" series is better to watch in a temporal sequence, they have some references to earlier events.
    9TheLittleSongbird

    I like it very much

    While it does have its slow moments, and one or two plots may have moments that are hard to keep up. Regardless of how inferior it is or not to the 2005 series which is admittedly absolutely brilliant, this is still extremely good and any other flaws if any are compensated by the quality of how the series is made, constructed and acted. For instance, the Swedish setting is truly evocative and very often stunning. The music is haunting too, while the writing is of really good quality and the stories in general very well written. And then we have Kenneth Branagh, who I think is a great actor and more than decent director, especially in Shakespeare. He is brilliant as the dour and world-weary Kurt Wallander, and Sarah Smart, Jeany Spark, Rixhard McCabe and David Warner solidly support him. Overall, this is a well done television series. 9/10 Bethany Cox

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    • Trivia
      Most Swedish critics consider this the best movie or television adaptation of the Wallander canon, in particular because of Sir Kenneth Branagh's performance. The most prominent newspaper in southern Sweden (where the series was set and filmed) acknowledged this with an article whose title translates as "Wåll-and-ör- The Real Wallander" (the first part pokes fun at the way Wallander's name is pronounced in English).
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      Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 7 June 2010 (2010)

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 2010 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Sweden
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wallander
    • Filming locations
      • Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
    • Production companies
      • Zodiak Entertainment
      • ARD Degeto Film
      • BBC Scotland
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      1 hour 30 minutes
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      • 1.33 : 1
      • 1.78 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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