TV series

Have a change of scene

1990 · 1 season

A slow, brooding plunge into obsession and guilt, with a cold, tragic atmosphere that lingers.

Overview: Lori Saint-Just, a master jeweler shattered by his wife’s death, relocates and becomes obsessed with Cona, a prostitute who first entices then rebuffs him. Driven to possess her, he robs and accidentally kills his benefactor to inherit a $30 billion fortune, gives Cona a replica necklace, and she enacts a staged murder-suicide to destroy them both while sparing him guilt.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, grief, betrayal, guilt
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
grief
betrayal
guilt
death
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild