Crime scene: absolute discretion
| Episode of the series Tatort | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Absolute discretion |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Production company |
ORF |
| length | 85 minutes |
| classification | Episode 415 ( List ) |
| First broadcast | June 27, 1999 on Das Erste |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter Payer |
| script | Roland Gugganig and Rudolf John |
| production | Sonja Goslicki |
| music | Helmut Grössing and Mora |
| camera | Moritz Gieselmann |
| cut | Gerda Ghanim |
| occupation | |
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Absolute Diskretion is a film from the Tatort series that was produced by ORF and broadcast for the first time on June 27, 1999. For Chief Inspector Moritz Eisner ( Harald Krassnitzer ) it is the second case in which he is investigating. It's not just about murder, it's also about double standards, addiction to prestige and greed.
action
Roman Kraus and Dr. Peter Pollak have a very piquant hobby. They like to swap their wives for an evening. Roman does not use his own wife, but hires an escort girl for this purpose. When Eisner is called, the real Eva Kraus is lying dead in her research laboratory and the scientific dissertation she was working on is missing. The discarded and alleged murder weapon is in front of the building. The owner of the sport pistol is determined to be Roman Kraus, the husband who is now suspected of murder and arrested. Dr. Peter Pollak could give him an alibi for last night, but the highly respected politician and doctor refuses to do so for fear of a scandal. Despite the strange circumstances, Chief Inspector Eisner believes in Kraus' innocence and tries to find the real murderer. The missing documents point the way to Gunter Lauterfeld, Eva Kraus' brother. He would be the beneficiary of the insurance benefit in the event of loss or theft of company and research documents, as he is co-owner of the company. He also wanted to sell the scientific results, but his sister didn't. But monitoring Lauterfeld at a meeting with a pharmaceutical representative does not lead to the desired success.
Eisner interrogates Miriam Hartmann, who works as an actress for the escort service. She can remember exactly what happened last night and thus confirms Kraus' statement. But the public prosecutor only dismisses this as character assassination, as a great many want to harm Peter Pollak, and Kraus remains in custody. So Miriam got the idea to blackmail Pollak. Now that he knows that she is a call girl, she puts herself in danger. She receives a new assignment through the agency in which she is threatened by a masked person. In her fear she seeks refuge with Eisner, who is now using her acting skills to convict Pollak. At a public evening she appears in front of the press and exposes Pollak in a drastic and scandalous way. He then loses his political office, his wife and his friends.
Roman Kraus is released and Eisner finds out that the Pollak couple must have known Eva Kraus because they met her a few years ago at a medical conference. Thus her statements about Kraus' alibi are questionable and Eisner finds out that Ms. Pollak planned and arranged everything. Kraus actually shot his wife himself and stole the documents he wanted to sell with the help of Helen Pollak's connections. However, Peter Pollak did not know anything about it, nor that Roman Kraus and his wife had been a couple for a long time. When he finds out, his life is in danger, but Eisner manages to save him and arrest his wife and Kraus.
background
The episode was filmed with the working title Deadly Exchange by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF).
reception
Audience ratings
6.58 million viewers saw the episode Absolute Diskretion in Germany when it was first broadcast on June 27, 1999, which corresponded to a market share of 21.09%.
Reviews
moviesection.de only gives a positive verdict on this second Eisner case, which "did something right from the start". It shows the image of "the seemingly middle-class life that lets you look into the abyss." Friedrich von Thun's acting performance "as an apparently solid and serious doctor through and through, whose private life is not necessarily exemplary." Is perceived as "outstanding" . "Gregor Bloéb as Hallodri Roman Kraus and Anna Thalbach as Professional Mirjam also fit perfectly into their roles, which means that as a viewer you cannot help but smile with a knowing smile."
“Moritz Eisner alias Harald Krassnitzer seems to be the ideal investigator for this delicate case, his wit and the openly displayed lack of impressions towards the higher circles in which the Pollack couple move, give this“ crime scene ”from Vienna esprit and charm. Krassnitzer convinces as a charming Eisner, who is allowed to fall in love here too. "Absolute Discretion" has all the ingredients that make a successful "crime scene", and the mixture of lies, sex, cover-up and a good dose of tension is entertaining throughout. "
Tv-Spielfilm judges this crime scene episode, which is about “partner swapping with fatal consequences”, with the words: “Sounds hot, doesn't it? But it's only lukewarm ”. On the other hand, wiewardertatort.blogspot.de finds the crime thriller “cleverly arranged” by the scriptwriters, as they had designed “a classic Whodunit”, “which, despite the unresolved question of the perpetrator, reminds a little of the popular Columbo crime novels.” However, in the end, Commissioner coincidence Help "the perplexed Eisner on the jumps". The film "doesn't disappoint, however - the starting position is too spicy for that and the performance of the supporting actors, especially the great Anna Thalbach, too convincing."
Web links
- Absolute discretion in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Summary of the plot of Absolute Diskretion on the ARD website
- Absolute discretion with the crime scene fund
- Absolute discretion at crew united
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Working title and audience rating on fundus.de, accessed on December 8, 2013.
- ^ Film review ( memento of March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), on moviesection.de, accessed on August 31, 2019.
- ↑ Short review at tvspielfilm.de, accessed on December 8, 2013.
- ↑ So was the crime scene: at wiewardertatort.blogspot.de, accessed on December 8, 2013.
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