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Title: Montalbano is better on DVD
Review: At first the sub-titles were a little disconcerting but I got used to it quickly. The settings and the plot are excellent and the actors are a joy to watch. I had only previously read "The Shape of Water" (the third DVD in this first series) and I found the DVD followed the plot of the book with the added joy of watching a setting I have never visited. The detective novel "The Shape of Water" seemed very "wordy" to me while the DVD sub titles went to the heart of the matter. Again watching the supporting actors (like the "wronged" wife in DVD #2) was also real pleasure. The sub-plot involving Livia ties the separate plots together and gives a real humanity to the Detective that other detective plots often lack. Anyway, this is not Ho-Hum viewing. If you are up for an adventure, go for this Detective.
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