A former New York mobster testifies against a Mafia boss, enters the witness protection program, and relocates to Norway based purely on his impressions from watching the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer on TV.
Steven Van Zandt is perfect as a man in a completely foreign environment who copes by doing what he does best. His guitar playing in the soundtrack isn’t too shabby either. Great characters and truly funny.
Tagline:
His way or Norway.
BBC psychological drama series which follows Detective Chief Inspector John Luther (Idris Elba) as he investigates serial crimes. Luther is very bright, but he often makes bad choices … Gripping.
Trivia:
All three seasons end with the same line of dialogue: “now what?”
The intriguing story of a pre-op transgender contract killer’s struggles to come to terms with a troubled family, starring the ever interesting Chloë Sevigny … gritty, sexy, funny, violent … Brilliant.
“She’s not your typical Dad.”
David Warner and Vanessa Redgrave plus a wonderful cast of character actors … Probably the saddest comedy ever, or maybe that memory is more a reflection of my dating situation at the time? [ theatre trailer ]
Unavailable for years on DVD, it was finally released in the UK in 2011 [ Amazon link ]
