Die Beichte der Josefine Mutzenbacher (1978)

Die Beichte der Josefine Mutzenbacher: Directed by Hans Billian. With Jane Iwanoff, Rainer Abendroth, Hervé Amalou, Sascha Atzenbeck.

“If I hadnu0026#39;t promised to review all the episodes of DCI Banks, I would never, ever watch one shoddy episode after another.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;ve just watched Season 3, episode 3 (theyu0026#39;re combined in the US).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJust when I think it would be impossible for the writers and producers to sink further and further into the muck, they prove me wrong . . . repeatedly.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIgnorance can be cured by education, intelligence, and experience; however, when ignorance is willfully, eagerly, and warmly embraced, it devolves into stupidity. Itu0026#39;s catching and its name is DCI Banks. The police, the bad guys, and the dim-witted bystanders infect one another with stupidity more rapidly than a nuclear chain reäction.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt is so, so, so very sad to see so much money pissed away by producers to churn out wooden dialog, adolescent angst possessing adults, implausible plots, unnecessary actions, and immature, even childish emotions.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI have to believe that SOMEONE in charge lost a HUGE bet and is now suffering the consequences.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhatever you do, DONu0026#39;T beg, borrow, or steal DVDs of this series and donu0026#39;t stream this series. If you do, it might convince other dim-witted producers that this is the stuff of which dreams are made. The DCI Banks series are not dreams come true; they are surreal nightmares that will cause you to lose faith in manu0026#39;s competence to tell spellbinding stories and to make art.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAvoid DCI Banks to preserve your sanity and to give yourself a chance to vet competent show business productions. They ARE out there, but theyu0026#39;re getting as rare as hensu0026#39; teeth.”