TV series

Idiot

1991 · 1 season

A slow, somber plunge into a fragile mind, where love and illness blur into tragedy, demanding patience and emotional endurance.

Overview: Myshkin, an epileptic man, eturns from medical treatment abroad and finds himself in love with Nastasia. There are twists and turns as Myshkin gets engaged to another woman, only to have an epileptic seizure. He and Nastasia are betrothed but on the wedding day, she returns to her rich pursuer Pawan, who kills her. As both men wait together for the police, Myshkin descends into insanity.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Love, madness, betrayal, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
madness
betrayal
isolation
death
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild