Donna Leon - The Golden Egg
| Episode of the Donna Leon series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The golden egg |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| length | 90 minutes |
| classification | Episode 22 ( List ) |
| First broadcast | March 31, 2016 on Das Erste |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sigi Rothemund |
| script |
Stefan Holtz Florian Iwersen |
| music | Stefan Schulzki |
| camera | Dragan Rogulj |
| cut | Claudia Klook |
| occupation | |
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Das goldene Ei is a German TV film directed by Sigi Rothemund from 2016 based on the novel of the same name by Donna Leon . It is the 22nd film contribution in the Donna Leon film series .
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Inspector Brunetti's wife Paola witnesses the collapse of 25-year-old Davide Cavanello, who helped her with the shopping. The young man was working in his aunt's cleaning department and was apparently mentally handicapped. He dies in the hospital, where doctors find that he had an unusual amount of antihypertensive drugs in his blood. When Brunetti and Sergeant Vianello visit Davide's mother, she claims to have helped her son die. Neither Paola nor Brunetti can really believe this, but the mother's confession seems to solve the case.
Shortly afterwards, Paola discovers a package of linen in her apartment that Davide wanted to deliver after he was with the Brunettis. She takes it to the recipient, a stonemason, and learns that Davide visited him frequently and created small statues in his workshop. The stonemason states that the boy was withdrawn, but by no means stupid or clumsy. His mother knew nothing of this hidden talent of her son, which makes it clear to Brunetti that her son would certainly not have told her that he wanted to die. However, the prosecution wants the case to be closed and Davide's body cremated.
In order to get the police to investigate further, Paola makes a false statement. The autopsy reveals that Davide actually had two drugs in his blood, in proportions that only a doctor could have determined. Before the family doctor can be interviewed, his lawyer comes and prevents an interview. In addition, a video is leaked to the Brunettis, which shows that Paola did not tell the truth about Davide's breakdown: Brunetti can be blackmailed.
Meanwhile, both Signorina Elettra and Sergente Alvise have obtained background information for Brunetti that shows that Davide comes from his mother's relationship with the wealthy entrepreneur Ludovico Lembo. Davide's aunt discovered an amendment to the law that would make Davide an inheritance candidate and tried to blackmail the Lembos. However, Lembo's wife paid her to have the boy disappear and never emerge as an heir to prevent a scandal. Davide's apparent disability stemmed from being locked in his aunt's back room for the first six years of his life while his mother was in a coma. Through the boarded-up window he saw a statue outside in the square, but not her head, which is why all the statues he made were headless. Signora Lembo is arrested, as is Davide's aunt.
Production notes
The Golden Egg was filmed in Venice and premiered on March 31, 2016 at 8:15 p.m. on Das Erste .
Donna Leon - The Golden Egg was released on DVD alongside Donna Leon - Animal Profits .
criticism
The critics of the television magazine TV Spielfilm gave it a medium rating (thumbs to the side) and criticized "the only moderately surprising resolution" of the case by Commissioner Zufall in the form of a "very disdainful computer program".
Web links
- The golden egg in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- Jump up ↑ Start dates for Donna Leon - The Golden Egg . In: IMDb.de. Retrieved January 10, 2017 .
- ↑ Donna Leon - Das goldene Ei TV feature film ; January 10, 2017.