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Vladimir review
This adaptation of the 2022 novel – starring Weisz, Leo Woodall and John Slattery – fits it perfectly to television. It’s a proper show for proper grownups
TL;DR
- The series "Vladimir" is an eight-part adaptation of Julia May Jonas's 2022 novel.
- Rachel Weisz gives a brilliant performance as a professor whose husband faces accusations of sleeping with students.
- The adaptation retains the novel's black comedy, bleak insight, and exploration of complexities in middle age.
- Key themes include differing generational attitudes towards relationships and consent, power dynamics, and the ambiguity of human motives.
- The show uses direct addresses to the camera, which are effective within the narrative.
- The narrative web thickens with the influence of students on adult fates and the protagonist's personal entanglements.