The Commissario Brunetti Series on DVD - Just as wonderful as the books
This series is -- at least for the American viewer who is sick and tired of the same old same old -- a revelation. The filmmakers took great writing by Donna Leon and faithfully executed her vision of a muy simpatico Venice cop doing his job in Italy's most scenic setting. In each of these 90-minute stories, Brunetti is allowed to be a caring father and husband, a non-violent thinking policeman who solves crimes by gathering and evaluating information, a citizen's citizen. No car chases (in a city without them), no shoot-em-ups, just patience and brain power. Finally, a mystery series that appeals to the heart -- and shows that truly good police work need not pit a citizenry against an adversarial police force. Each of the double DVD sets in these (up to now) six volumes is worth buying and viewing again and again.
Donna Leon's books and videos
I have all of Donna Leon's books and look forward to new ones as they come out every other year. Now I like the videos as well, particularly with Uwe Kockisch as Brunetti. I didn't know how it would be with the dialogue in German rather than in Italian, (I speak neither), but with the subtitles it doesn't seem to matter. The video follows the written story very closely, and the subject matter is always current. I hope they will continue to make videos of all her books.
Venice females
The females in this series are all very beautiful and they are treated with respect for just being female and the men treat them as equals without showing any malice.
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