The gunshot allows the writer to finish the story without having to offer us any profound insights into the killers nature; he affords us no revealing dialogue between the cop and the man the cop has hunted so long. Incisive in many ways. To me they are almost incomparably different, thank God… as all the Swedish series are different- and immensely superior to- the UK versions. The producers did well to keep the series going after losing Sallstrom and Rapace – I had doubts they would pull it off, but on the whole I think they do. Reviews and News about British, European and Translated crime fiction, tv and film. I get the feeling about Mankell, who is a self-confessed leftie, that the whodunnit genre suits his desire to expose our prejudices. She was found lifeless in her apartment in Malmö late at night at the 12th of February. Almost every character was lying about some major aspect of their current or past life, in spite of supposedly being intimately involved with one another. The author compares those later series with US Cop shows. His relationship with Linda, as with Wallander’s relationship with Linda, was the other point of interest in the show. The Tories were right: our society is broken, The riots serve to highlight the madness of Red Ken. Something that, for its two hour duration, no real-word worries could intrude upon. Completely unpredictable not falling into the clichés that American series are so typical. On a much lesser note, started S2 on Netflix and no mention of Linda? Your analysis is spot on. ( Log Out /  Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund-Sällström (30. joulukuuta 1974 Tukholma, Ruotsi – 13. helmikuuta 2007 Malmö, Ruotsi) oli ruotsalainen näyttelijä, joka tuli tunnetuksi Henning Mankellin rikosromaaneihin perustuvan Kurt Wallander-elokuvasarjan Linda Wallanderina. It was something I truly was immersed in. Info Home Home Menu. The following Kurt Wallander novels have been translated into English. Without Johanna Sällström’s character we see how passive and useless Wallander is. just started getting into Wallandar and I really liked Johanna Sallstrom's performances. The scene in which we learn that she would ‘say goodbye to the sea’ was beautiful in its writing and execution. https://overland.org.au/2013/05/tortured-women-guilty-men-and-dead-children His music was dropped in the second series in favour of an ethereal, poorly-scanning pop song, which typified the overall shift towards a more popular format. She was found lifeless in her apartment in Malmö late at night at the 12th of February. The vein of Swedish summer moving through series two is a strong atmosphetic element – rather than a contrivance. A special mention should also be made about Stefan Lindman, Linda Wallander’s flaky boyfriend in the first series. Johanna Sällström as Linda Wallander (series 1) Charlotta Jonsson as Linda Wallander (series 3) Douglas Johansson as Jan Martinsson; Fredrik Gunnarsson as Johan Svartman; Mats Bergman as Nyberg; Ola Rapace as Stefan Lindman (series 1) Angela Kovács as Ann-Britt Höglund (series 1) Stina Ekblad as Karin Linder, the coroner; Marianne Mörck as Ebba But you are so abjectly negative and mean-spirited. Another failure of Mankell’s writing is that he, as with so many of his contemporaries in the noir genre, must end a story with a gunshot. Mankell’s plots are incestuous (often in one sense of the word, sometimes in the other) and hinge on an unbelievable interconnectedness between the characters. In some episodes the camera work was still, in others jaunty. Krister Henriksson is great as the eponymous Kurt Wallander, a police inspector in the Swedish city of Ystad. The English riots – Why do we make excuses for them? Wow. Sällström made Wallander work both as a character and an actress. // Product … She is an actress, known for Wallander (2005), Klassresan (2015) and Irene Huss (2007). I have no issue with Henning Mankell’s political leanings or his didacticism. She went about the police station, or patrolled the small town of Ystad, or strolled forlornly the beach, with an unforced, haunted expression. Wallander is one of the most successful televisual outputs from the Nordic countries. The actress Johanna Sällström is dead. But more than all this, the first series had Linda Wallander, played by actress Johanna Sällström. Leonard & Sam Sedgman, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli. Born 7 November 1982 (age 38) Nationality: British; Alma mater: Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ... Oxford, graduating with a First Class Honours degree in 2004. But there is a reason why the Wallander books and the series enjoy immense popularity. Kurts character in that season was almost secondary so i would say both seasons where very different yet equally good. She became famous at the age of 13 when she stared in the TV-series Tre Kronor, and she had her big break through in 1997 as she was awarded a guldbagge, the Swedish film prize, for her part in Daniel Fridells movie Under ytan. Dark and intriguing, a bit raw and gritty, interesting characters, edgy plots. Just finished S1 on Hulu and was far more moved by Linda’s emotional response to Stefan’s death than anything Kurt had done the entire season. Sällström experienced the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Thailand with her one year old daughter.They survived only because she held on to a tree with one hand, and held her daughter with the other.Sällström was found dead in her home in Malmö shortly before midnight on 13 February 2007. However, following the suicide of Johanna Sällström, the actress playing the character at the time… Book 1 After finishing season 2, I learned about Salstrom’s suicide and sought to watch season 1. As for Johanna Sällström – her haunting eyes and intrinsic sadness will stay with me forever. The run-time of the second series’ episodes (one-and-a-half hours instead of two) suggests that the producers of Wallander were aiming for a different audience: An audience that did not have the patience to sit through two hours; an audience that wanted their storylines stripped of dialogue and replaced with action. It is in the nature of depression for the sufferer to try (unsuccessfully, usually) to hide it partly out of shame and partly out of a keen awareness of others’ impatience with the conditions, especially if it is chronic/of a longstanding nature. There’s even Jussi the labrador! There is not too much difference in the quality of the writing and production between either series. Mankell is an over-praised, formulaic writer with few insights into human nature. I totally disagree; in fact on Netflix you only have seasons 2 & 3. That is, the Swedish Wallander starring Krister Henriksson (as opposed to the Swedish Wallander starring Rolf Larsgaard or the British version starring Kenneth Brannagh). He was killed off at the end of the first series. What a terrible loss for us all. I see no point to continue following it, especially now knowing it just gets worse as it goes along. Originally, Mankell planned to write three Linda Wallander novels. And thanksbto season 2 I was hooked by Kurt’s character was very well played a true multidimensional person imperfect as anyone in real life. It does appear as if the ambitions of the producers have indeed resulted in a loss of vision. A pity as it was then only good rather than exceptional. Just as Jeany Spark I think deserves an award for her portrayal of Linda Wallander. She was more Johanna Sällström than Linda Wallander when she was in front of the camera. This is how the EU spends your money, Military cuts are going too far – We couldn’t take another military conflict, Given a choice between the environment and the economy, we must choose the environment, US Elections: The latest from the Republican race, The end of integration – Europe in retreat. As the second series it had, naturally, a bigger budget than the first. Having introduced Wallander's daughter, Linda, early on as a supporting character, and later as a policewoman, played by Johanna Sällström in the Swedish TV series, the author decided to "retire" the male detective and embark on a natural progression. Back to the sad time… I have also only in the last day or two learned of Mankell’s death, when I am already reeling from the deaths of David Bowie and Alan Rickman. They were supposed to be police, but they mainly messed up their own cases and lives with deception and dishonesty, or just sloppy police work and personal relationships. She had been released from a psychiatric unit, where she had been receiving treatment for depression traced to her experience in the 2004 tsunami, a short while previously. Time to get rid of pointless qualifications, Locking up the solution: youth justice following the riots, North Korea: Bringing the nuclear issue to the 21st century. Anne-Britt Hoglund (9 episodes, 2008-2012) Sadie Shimmin. Get the IMDb app. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Jeannette "Jeany" Spark (born 7 November 1982) is an English actress, known for portraying Linda Wallander in the British television series Wallander. I figured it was just bad writing of a new character. Kort som PDF Map as PDF Karte als PDF. Just started on S2 as well. Cast & Crew Top Series Cast. She did not enjoy the success of previous years until she won the role of police agent Linda Wallander in the Swedish TV series Wallander, which brought her career and financial success again. The UK Riots: A Simple Case of Jealousy and the Problems of Democracy, It’s not too late for the Republicans to pick a winner, Why Liberty are right to work alongside the police, Civil society activists are not holding democratic institutions in India to ransom, Textbook Economics: Why you can’t get a job, Our politicians are useless and it’s your fault. NHS Cuts – are the Tories really to blame? We need the protagonist’s uneven and awkward reconciliation with his emotionally-distant daughter to provide a human interest. Linda is the daughter of Kurt Wallander, who follows in his footsteps as a police officer. Kenneth Branagh. It disappointed me. For this reason alone, I elevate the writing of Jimmy McGovern above that of other detective series writers. What a pity all this cross-contamination had to go on, with the two Wallanders ‘running around’ the city and studio at the same time as they were filmed concurrently. Wallander (TV Series 2008–2016) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Because I am so in accord with his thinking I am grateful that he has existed. The writers seemed to be going every which way, like they couldn’t solidify the characters they were trying to develop. I do not think that the failure of the second series had much to do with the absence of creator Henning Mankell. Interesting take. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. He never deviates from the whodunnit trope, and you spend your first half an hour watching a Mankell story thinking: Well, I don’t know who did it, but I know it surely isn’t the person whom the police have been harranguing for the first half hour of the story. And that’s it. I don’t disagree with anything in this beautifully thought out critique, but will only add a few thoughts: the potency of the first series must have been very great, if the lesser bleakness, duration/detail and authenticity of the later series were still sufficient to captivate me in the way they did. ( Log Out /  Her replacement – if that is not too cynical a word – in the second series was a rookie cop by the name of Isabelle (played by Nina Nanjani) who is uninterestingly pretty. In any case I wonder if we are neither sensitive enough nor close enough to each other- instead we give each other infinite space in which to be alone and die and yet fail to love each other adequately. This is too American for words. When I watched the first series in the summer of 2010, I tuned in every Saturday at 9pm on the dot to be absorbed in two hours of Swedish noir. Actress who plays Linda Wallander has died. However Mankell abandoned the series after just one novel when the actress playing Linda in the Swedish films, Johanna Sällström, committed suicide in 2007. I almost felt like I needed to take a bath after watching some episodes. So did the beach houses with swimming pools. But more than all this, the first series had Linda Wallander, played by actress Johanna Sällström. Not only was there more style in the second series of Wallander but there were more styles, suggesting that a new host of directors took control of different episodes. Good actress. Wrong! The last few years Johanna Sällström became internationally famous for her part as the daughter Linda in the 13 movies based on Henning Mankell's character Kurt Wallander. I started watching this series as DVDs from my local library, and I enjoyed the first couple of episodes. Johanna Sällström was born in 1974 and grew up in Hässelby in Stockholm. For British TV Höglund remains … Thanks. I was nearly cheering when it appeared Stefan was going to be removed from the series permanently. I see this unavoidable and doubt if I would’ve liked it as much if I ignored this fact. James Garry explains that second series was inadequate compared to the first, because it lacked its tragic star Johanna Sällström. I think it’s sad that the character is nonexistent throughout S2, it really ‘kills’ the show. Isabelle’s boring beauty reminded me only of Linda Wallander’s/Johanna Sällström’s greater screen presence, her eyes that revealed sensitivity and cynicism, the sorrowful intelligence knotted in her brow. A third difference is the inclusion/exclusion of the Ann-Britt Höglund character. How Kurt goes from being a “crap Dad,” to being a semi-alright/good Dad. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Ha ha! https://jicachan.wordpress.com/2017/07/16/wallander-tv-series/, Pingback: Wallander TV-series – Small talk over great things - July 16, 2017. She was Wallander’s daughter and was also a cop. You are one big cliche. She was undoubtedly beautiful but hers was a profound, sad beauty. They are listed in the order that they were originally published in Sweden: Some episodes tried too hard to be artisitc, others too hard to be realistic. ), Actress who plays Linda Wallander has died, Craig Russell wins the Hamburg Polizeistern Award. The actress Johanna Sällström is dead. Wow, you mean this series actually gets worse after “Stefan’s” suicide? Pontus and Isabelle are adequate additions, and a greater focus on Henrikson’s Wallander works to the good. The character of Katarina Ansell also papers some cracks. Isabelle and Pontus are characters without soul. They have two children. Denne side er din adgang til skat.dk. To my eye it seemed a lot of that budget was committed to stylising the programme which made it look like a generic cop show that could have been set in Britain or America or anywhere. 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