TV series

Der Idiot

1968 · 1 season

A solemn, talk-heavy plunge into drawing-room passions, where earnest goodness collides with vanity and money in long, aching conversations.

Overview: Discharged from a Swiss sanatorium, Prince Myshkin finds himself thrust into the wild St. Petersburg social scene immediately upon his arrival in Russia. He, who is “obsessed” with charity, cannot bear to see Nastasya—the former mistress of a wealthy man—now being “auctioned off” like an object. Myshkin wants to save her and asks for her hand himself, even though he has since fallen in love with the young Aglaya.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Love, morality, identity, class
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 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
morality
identity
class
obsession
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild