Maestro In Blue...
this is a Greek film on Netflix, and I was shocked that I loved it. The scenery is lush, there's quite a bit of music, and there are a few plots to follow. I recommend and look forward to season 2 if Netflix approves.
https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/01/16/we-need-to-talk-about-maestro-in-blue/
We need to talk about Maestro in Blue
By Constantinos Psillides
January 16, 2023
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It is the best work I have seen coming out of Greece. I’m sure there are some indy gems out there (Cheap Cigarettes comes to mind), but Maestro had a budget over and above anything else made on Greek TV, and it showed. The photography, especially the scenes on the island of Paxoi, is impressive, with an endless blue mixing with the sun’s yellow. While almost three million isn’t much for a US or UK series, it’s a lot in Greece.
Regarding the plot, I honestly believe that the person who came up with the promotional material actively tried to sabotage the series. It was so, so much more than a ‘forbidden romance’. That was akin to describing Lord of the Rings as a movie where ‘a guy goes out for a walk wearing jewellery’.
Papakaliatis stars as the troubled musician who shows up one day on the island to help organise an annual music festival, where he falls in love with a 19-year-old girl. This was just the framing device, as the series sub-plots are infinitely more interesting. We soon learn through flash-forwards that a main character has been murdered, and each episode takes us closer to who the murderer is, the motive and how it took place.
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