The Staircase

I think we have a thread here about the documentaries, am I wrong? And I say “documentaries” because they actually shot a few movies/episodes during different time periods (like Boyhood!). I hope this is not a “spoiler”!

The documentaries are very interesting and fascinating Also there is indeed a moral issue with not just doing fictional versions of these real life stories but probably even with the non-fictional stuff but it seems both productions are very well made. Firth is indeed mesmerizing! He seems vulnerable and desperate but at the same time seductive and dangerous! Just great!

I remember originally it was announced that Harrison Ford would play the role! That would had been a huge risk for him! Imagine Ford playing a bisexual man suspect of murdering his wife! But at the end, the role went to the talented and trustworthy British actor who isn’t afraid of playing morally and sexually ambiguous characters.

I'll save your post for after we are done the series, Sgev.

I really don't want to spoil the outcome. I sort of remember the case, but only in the sense that I know there was a fellow accused of killing his wife and it involved a staircase. And that's all I remember because once when I was clicking the remote endlessly I came upon one of these "true life crime" shows and they were reviewing the case. But I don't remember anything about the particulars.

So this is a true mystery to me and I think the enigmatic nature of CF's character (as you say he's a conundrum of traits, both smooth and manipulative and anxious and vulnerable) is perfect for the mystery of the story.

I finished it and it’s very interesting. Probably, much more complex than the documentary even if this time it’s fiction! I mean, it’s very obvious that the documentarians were more sympathetic to Michael. That’s part of the polemic around the series, No spoilers except that the fictional version considers all the conflicted versions of his wife’s death (I still think it could be seen like something slightly offensive to the victim because they repeat the death multiple time and it’s always gory and explicit).

Colin Firth is great like a seductive but provably dangerous (or not!) grandpa! I hope he receives some awards love in the USA. It’s also amazing to think that his co-stars are people like Toni Colette and Juliette Binoche! That’s a hell of a cast! I really liked Parker Posey like the at the beginning cynic prosecutor who falls from grace. Again, probably some spoilers here although this isn’t actually mentioned in the series only suggested but I remember the documentary explicitly said what happened to her and I was waiting to see Posey playing it but that wasn’t central to the plot. Anyway, with her final scene you just can’t avoid to feel for her and imagine her tragic end.