From December 28th, on Netflixthe third season of. will be available The island and the mastera Greek-produced crime serial. The total author is Christophoros Papakaliatiswho wrote, directed and starred in it.
The first season consists of nine episodes, while the second of six.
It is an original, at times folkloric serial, which will certainly please fans of the genre. But also to viewers who are not really accustomed to crime films.
The island and the masterthe synopsis
Orestis arrives on the Greek island of Paxos (Christophoros Papakaliatis), called by the mayoral candidate Fanis, to organize a music festival. On the island, Orestis falls in love with Clelia (Maria Kavoyianni), daughter of Phanis. Despite the thirty year age difference, a deep love is born, hidden and at the same time tormented.
In the background of this love story, the folklore of the Greek island, including suffered gay love, marital betrayal, domestic violence, memories of past loves. This first season ends with a murder, which will affect all the characters in the story.
In the second chapter, a sui generis detective, now retired, enters the scene. His presence threatens the freedom of the accomplices of a death shrouded in silence and secrets, which will arrive on the island without bringing anything good.
The crime serial that can appeal to a wide audience
The crime, which closes the first season, breaks in and casts darkness in a paradisiacal place, Paxos. An island where superficially love, respect reigns and everything seems like a postcard story. But all it takes is a little digging, and all the human problems and violence come out.
Basically, it’s as if Papakaliatis had expanded the opening machine movement Blue velvet Of David Lynch: luxurious environments, with smiling people, hide the rottenness underneath. And it’s not really wrong to compare The island and the master a Twin Peaksat the level of narrative developments. Of course, making the necessary qualitative differences.
But it wasn’t right to welcome this Greek serial with several sharp and at times mocking reviews. It is a carefully made product, which has some originalities of its own. First of all, the very place in which the events take place.
And the “drifts” from soap operas that soften a genre that is often treated in an edgy way are also fascinating. They are openings towards an audience that does not accept plots that focus on the crime, on the mentality of the serial killer and on scandalous details.
The first two seasons showed that the author Papakaliatis he wanted to build not only a mix of genres, but also a choral story. The main story (the passionate love story between the two protagonists) is followed by many small stories in the background.
Different stories that draw from facts that can happen in real life. And it is precisely these secondary stories that appeal to a wide audience, because the most disparate audience can feel empathy for one character or another.
Furthermore, the arrival of the third season is confirmation that The island and the master works. It has managed to find its wide audience at a time when the most disparate serials appear.
While waiting for this third season, we recommend catching up on the first two, available on Netflix.
