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Marseille (2016)
Depardieu masterful
Many of the reviews of this series are critical primarily because of its soap-opera tendencies and the fact that some plot lines are either poorly developed or absurd. True in many respects. However in my opinion the whole far outweighs the sum of the parts and the overall impression and effect is powerful. This is because Depardieu carries it via his total authenticity as the patriarchal but ageing old-style political leader who is desperately hanging on on the one hand, but whose instincts and humanity capture our sympathy and support in spite of his flaws. In art as in life as far as GP is concerned?! In particular the positioning of "Sporting Marseille" (OM) as a unifying civic force is spot on, as it is for many big and discordant Old World cities. The portrayal of the extreme right "Parti Francais" has evidently (from some reviews) angered certain sections of society but it is on the mark. Not a bad effort from Netflix, and superb from Depardieu.