SERIELAND RECO - Since a few weeks, "Mare of Easttown", a detective series with Kate Winslet is available on OCS. It has the distinction of being signed by Brad Ingelsby, a film director. "The Underground Railroad", "I know this Much Is True", "The Young Pope" .... Like this fiction, more and more series are created by filmmakers. Why do filmmakers lend themselves to the exercise of the series? What are they trying to show with these creations? To answer these questions, Eva Roque surrounded herself with Thomas Destouches, journalist at "Télécâble Sat Hebdo" and Franck Finance-Madureira, journalist, editor-in-chief of the review "French Mania".

If for many years it has been common to see American actresses and film actors playing in series, recently the filmmakers are rubbing more and more in this universe. Some time ago, David Lynch led the way with

Twin Peaks as

well as David Fincher by signing

Mindhunter

and the first two episodes of

House of Cards

. Among the best series created by film directors, we also find

I Know this Much is True

by Derek Cianfrance and

The Young Pope

by Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino. 

Recently, it was Brad Ingelsby the director of

Summertime

and

Our Friend

who lent himself to the exercise by creating

Mare of Easttown

, a police investigation carried out by Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet, to be seen on OCS. 

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Another director, Barry Jenkins - Oscar winner for

Moonlight

- also turned to the series' format.

The Underground Railroad

, available on Amazon Prime Video, tells the story of Cora, a slave who escapes from a plantation and travels the United States on a mysterious underground train.  

What are the narrative differences between a film and a series?

Why do filmmakers often opt for the miniseries format?

More broadly, why are filmmakers getting into series? 

In SERIELAND, Eva Roque answers these questions with journalists Thomas Destouches and Franck Finance-Madureira. 

Discovery of the week:

Mare of Easttown 

Mare is a police officer in a small town in Pennsylvania.

While her life is failing, she is entrusted with an investigation into the murder of a young woman whom she knew very well.

Mare of Easttown

is a

gripping

psychological thriller.

The production is stunning and the atmosphere very special.

In this village, each inhabitant seems suspicious.

The city becomes a character in its own right.

Kate Winslet is excellent in the role of Mare and the supporting characters are just as polished. 

1 season, 7 episodes of about 60 minutes, to watch on OCS.

Breakdown of the week:

Big Little Lies 

Several film actresses are also involved in serial production, for example the case of Nicolas Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, both executive producers of season 2 of

Big Little Lies

.

The series tells the secrets, lies and rumors of five mothers in the luxury town of Monterey.

Their lives are turned upside down the day a murder is committed during a disguised gala evening, organized by the school ... Why do actresses accustomed to the big screen join the shootings of series?

What are the benefits to them? 

Thomas Destouches' bonus from Télécâble Sat Hebdo:

The Kominsky method 

The series centers on the character of Sandy Kominsky, an old comedian who vaguely rose to fame long ago.

He has now become a teacher for apprentice actors dreaming of stars.

During all these years, he never lost contact with Norman, his agent and closest friend.

With Norman, he contemplates old age, the end of life and all its small and big inconveniences.

It is a very moving series which places the viewer constantly on the edge, between laughter and tears.

In the role of Sandy Kominsky we find the famous actor Michael Douglas (Wall Street, Basic Instinct, Liaison Fatale).

By choosing it, the fiction offers a touching mise en abyss of an actor with whom we grew up. 

2 seasons, 22 episodes, about 30 minutes, to watch on Netflix. 

The guest : 

Franck Finance-Madureira, journalist and editor-in-chief of the

French Mania

review

specializing in cinema and series. 

The SERIELAND team

Author and presentation: Eva Roque

Director: Christophe Pierrot

Editorial project manager: Timothée Magot 

Distribution and editing: Clémence Olivier with Salomé Journo

Preparation: Magali Butault

Columnist: Thomas Destouches