In one scene the couple are lovers meeting at a cafe, another they’re outlaws from a Western. Even with the blurring between film and television that’s occurred in the past decade, the references are obvious as scenes shift to black and white or employ stylized camera movements like a slow pan out. Whether she’s literally watching a film ( High Noon on this episode) or imagining her life as one, Susan rarely dips back into reality. These roles are further established by the show’s incorporation of film references. He comforts Susan, but his tears and feeble protest that he’s stronger than he looks belies his persona as the reliable hero Susan thinks of him as. Thewlis’ Chris seems like a man on the edge but gets slightly less to do on the premiere in terms of revealing his true character. Her talent at seamlessly switching between moods serves her well in the role. Related Landscapers Review: Episode 4 (Season 1 Episode 4)Ĭolman does a great job balancing Susan’s supposed “delicate” nature with a more sinister sense of control and manipulation in her scenes with Thewlis. Their precarious life in Lille, France is a bomb waiting to explode. Their love story is genuine to them but also toxic with the two co-dependent on one another and keeping secrets to make the other one happy. Chris’ obsession with Susan leads him to indulge her behavior. Susan’s obsession with cinema leads her to escape into fantasy where the events of her life are part of a movie.
Even the weight of that guilt can’t explain all of their oddness.
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Photograph by Stefania Rosini/HBOĭirected by Will Sharpe ( The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Flowers) and created and written by screenwriter Ed Sinclair, the series takes a very stylized and sometimes surrealist approach to the true crime genre.Īt the center of the show is the couple Chris (David Thewlis) and Susan Edwards (Olivia Colman), whose odd behavior is partially explained by the secret they’ve kept for 15 years about Susan’s murdered parents. However, this disclaimer serves a bigger purpose of setting expectations for its focus on the couple at the center over the crime itself.
The show wouldn’t be the first to take liberties with the details of a true crime. Near the start of Landscapers Season 1 Episode 1, “Episode 1,” a caption reads, “This is a true story” before fading to just say, “This is a story.” HBO’s latest prestige miniseries Landscapers is based on a true story.
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