Friedemann Brix - A weakness for murder
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| Original title | Friedemann Brix - A weakness for murder |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| year | 1996 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 10 |
| genre | Thriller |
| camera | Rudolf Körösi |
| First broadcast | October 31, 1996 on ZDF |
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Friedemann Brix - A weakness for murder is a 10-part crime series that was broadcast weekly from October 31, 1996 on ZDF's evening program.
content
Crime writer Friedemann Brix has the gift of being drawn into crime again and again when researching a new novel. His habit of getting to the bottom of things more than necessary is a thorn in the side of his wife Helga, while his daughter Stella is only too happy to support her father. If Friedemann's private investigations are stuck in a dead end, he will gladly take the help of his friend Günter Bommel, a former crook with excellent contacts to the underworld. On the other hand, Commissioner Wagner naturally disapproves of Brix's solo efforts.
Others
The scripts came from the pen of the author couple Eva and Volker A. Zahn , episode actors were among others: Gisela Trowe , Eva Kryll , Max Volkert Martens , Theresa Hübchen , Klaus Manchen , Sven Martinek , Luc Feit , Peter Fitz , Heinz Werner Kraehkamp , Martina Gedeck , Otto Sander , Christoph Waltz , Ulli Philipp , Jacques Breuer , Michael Brandner , Julia Jäger , Georg Tryphon , Walter Renneisen and Hark Bohm .
The series was repeated in 2004 on Sky Krimi .
Episode list
| No. | title | First broadcast | Director |
| 1 | The stolen murder | Oct 31, 1996 | Jürgen Brauer |
| 2 | The old lady | Nov 7, 1996 | Jürgen Brauer |
| 3 | On patrol | Nov 14, 1996 | Jürgen Brauer |
| 4th | Talk show | Nov 21, 1996 | Jan Růžička |
| 5 | Kidnapped | Nov 28, 1996 | Jan Růžička |
| 6th | Bobble in a tight spot | Dec 5, 1996 | Jürgen Brauer |
| 7th | The talented Mr. Riesche | Dec 12, 1996 | Peter Weissflog |
| 8th | In the service of science | Dec. 19, 1996 | Bernhard Stephan |
| 9 | Deadly aura | Jan. 2, 1997 | Stefan Bartmann |
| 10 | Julia's escape | Jan. 9, 1997 | Stefan Bartmann |
Reviews
The series received mostly negative reviews. The Rheinische Post judged : “What ZDF is offering its viewers as a new series from this Thursday is, to put it mildly, an impertinence. In a would-be crime thriller, the simplicity of which appears as if it was constructed with a Lego kit. If ZDF didn't mean it seriously, one could at least laugh, for example at Hark Bohm, who, as the Berlin Russian prince, utters a German-Russian mixture with a Hamburg accent; about Ben Becker as Brix friend Bommel, who as a car mechanic always has sparkling clean fingers and with his designer glasses looks more like an art director than a car mechanic; about woodcut dialogues in which you actually hear Bommel say: 'The underworld is no Disneyland for bored poets. "
"The television thriller on the net", the website of the media and communication studies of the University of Halle stated: "[...] Due to the old-fashioned and lengthy staging, the series was a flop despite the brilliant cast and funny ideas in the scripts."
The Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, on the other hand, was of the opinion: "All imaginable crime stereotypes are easily pulled through the cocoa."
Web links
- Friedemann Brix - A weakness for murder in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Episode guide with brief synopsis of the individual episodes at fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to the television dictionary , the individual episodes were 60 minutes long.
- ↑ a b c Friedemann Brix - A weakness for murder on the crime thriller website, accessed on November 1, 2019
- ↑ Friedemann Brix - A weakness for murder at fernsehserien.de, accessed on November 1, 2019
- ↑ a b c Website of Eva and Volker A. Zahn , accessed on November 1, 2019