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Department Q trilogy [videorecording] / Zentropa Entertainments20 Aps ; Zentropa Entertainments Berlin GmbH ; produced by Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Louise Vesth ; written by Nikolaj Arcel.
"The riveting Department Q series introduces maverick detective Carl Mørck who, after majorly botching an assignment, is relegated to reviewing cold cases. With his new partner Assad and secretary Rose the moody Mørck digs into shocking unsolved mysteries including the kidnapping of a high-ranking government official, a brutal prep school murder and a bloody message from two children presumed dead."--Provided by the publisher.
Record details
- Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (328 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
- Publisher: Orland Park, IL : MPI Home Video, [2016]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A conspiracy of faith" was originally released as a motion picture in 2016. "The absent one" was originally released as a motion picture in 2014. "The keeper of lost causes" was originally released as a motion picture in 2013. Based on the novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen. Originally released as motion pictures 2013-2016. Special features: Featurettes ; Dept. Q. trilogy trailer. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. Keeper of lost causes / directed by Mikkel Nørgaard. Disc 2. Absent one / Zentropa International Sweden Ab ; written by Rasmus Heisterberg ; directed by Mikkel Nørgaard. Disc 3. Conspiracy of faith / Zentropa Hamburg Gmbh ; Zentropa International Norway As ; directed by Hans Petter Moland. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | "Keeper of lost causes": director of photography, Eric Kress ; editors, Morten Egholm, Martin Schade ; music, Patrik Andrén, Uno Helmersson, Johan Söderqvist -- "The absent one": director of photography, Eric Kress ; editors, Morten Egholm, Frederik Strunk ; music, Patrik Andrén, Uno Helmersson, Johan Söderqvist -- "A conspiracy of faith": director of photography, John Andreas Andersen ; editor, Olivier Bugge Coutté, Nicolaj Monberg ; music, Nicklas Schmidt. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Johanne Louise Schmidt. |
| Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
| Language Note: | English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). In Danish with optional subtitles in English English SDH, Spanish. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Gibsons Public Library | DVD SERIES D (Text) | 30886000697199 | DVD | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
Columbo meets Cold Case in this trio of Danish feature films based on the first three volumes in a continuing series of police novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen. Not that Carl Mørck (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), the dogged detective at the center of the action, outwardly resembles Peter Falk's rumpled Los Angeles lieutenant. On the contrary, Mørck is as brooding and morose as Columbo was affable and engaging. But as in the classic NBC series, Adler-Olsen's narrative structure reveals the perpetrators to viewers fairly early on, generating suspense by showing how Mørck and his partner Assad (Fares Fares) manage to track them down. Assigned to take over moribund cold case files after a raid goes tragically wrong, Mørck refuses to do a perfunctory job, instead becoming obsessed with actually solving crimes that his colleagues have simply given up on. The Keeper of Lost Causes involves the disappearance of a government official from a ferry; The Absent One centers on the killing of a brother and sister near an elite prep school; and A Conspiracy of Faith features a message in a bottle from a kidnapped child. Although all of the stories fall into a similar pattern toward the closeâMørck is invariably placed in jeopardy, only to be saved at the last momentâand the villains' motivations are always traceable to some childhood trauma, the moody atmosphere and strong ensemble performances make this a fine addition to the burgeoning number of first-class Scandinavian crime dramas. Highly recommended. (F. Swietek) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2017.
