Lidia Poët is set in Italy in a period where women were not supposed to be doing a 'man's job', such as being a lawyer, which our main character Lidia brilliantly - and often dryly - circumvents to let justice prevail. The show is worth it for it's great sense of humour, it's message, it's looks and main actress Matilda de Angelis. Now let's have a better look.
Poët is a graduated law student who is not allowed to practice law by the men in that profession, despite there not being any legal basis for such an exclusion. Yet don't worry, this is not a series that wags its fingers at such an injustice, just a show that uses this bigotry to its advantage with often very witty conversations and situations as a result. With our main actress taking the lead in a very strong performance.
Furthermore, the production itself is simply excellent. The feel of a somewhat older, posh yet also stylish Italy is captured really well, and the occasional use of modern music just hits it home superbly. The acting and directing is good to great, as is the writing, with a bunch of characters at odds yet also - often begrudgingly - working together to do the right thing.
Murder mystery fans be warned though, the plots are on the simplistic side and are more a tool to build characters than the endgoal. As such, you'll see the outcomes from miles away if you know your mysteries.
But that's not the goal of this show. It's light-hearted stuff really, with a great message that doesn't push itself and a production that is worth the look. Sharp, strong, sarcastic and especially a dryly witty show I can recommend wholeheartily.
Poët is a graduated law student who is not allowed to practice law by the men in that profession, despite there not being any legal basis for such an exclusion. Yet don't worry, this is not a series that wags its fingers at such an injustice, just a show that uses this bigotry to its advantage with often very witty conversations and situations as a result. With our main actress taking the lead in a very strong performance.
Furthermore, the production itself is simply excellent. The feel of a somewhat older, posh yet also stylish Italy is captured really well, and the occasional use of modern music just hits it home superbly. The acting and directing is good to great, as is the writing, with a bunch of characters at odds yet also - often begrudgingly - working together to do the right thing.
Murder mystery fans be warned though, the plots are on the simplistic side and are more a tool to build characters than the endgoal. As such, you'll see the outcomes from miles away if you know your mysteries.
But that's not the goal of this show. It's light-hearted stuff really, with a great message that doesn't push itself and a production that is worth the look. Sharp, strong, sarcastic and especially a dryly witty show I can recommend wholeheartily.