There is a
new TV series in “All 4” with glamorous Russian actresses and Russian
dialog with English subtitles. It is candidly showing off Moscow's social
elite. The theme did not change from Soviet days that much except that oligarchs now have more
money and new and exclusive homes. At that time Communist party high officials
lived with wife in the large flat and lovers in numerous small flats
around the suburbs in Moscow. They took their lovers to dachas at the weekend
(summer house). Now it’s just changed to large palace like houses owned
by nouveau riche oligarchs in subburbs of Moscow and their lovers in Moscow posh flats. Ah
yes, rich have a way of dealing with police too. They can get away with murder even.
The name is actually misleading. Russian name for the series is
called sadershanka (содершанка ) , which means the keeper.
German series calls it "Russian Affairs".
Mistresses wants only the money and easy comfortable life in Moscow that
their rich lovers pay generously. And the rich lover will keep their marriage
lives intact. This supposed to be a crime thriller by the way.
Director, the script writer and all the cast are Russian and it was filmed
in Russia. Why the Russian president Putin allowed such a film series to air in the
first place? Perhaps he had enough of the antiques of some oligarchs
and "clearing out” operation is on the card? The series depicting the
decadent nature of the advanced capitalism to allow president to manoeuvre freely?
waring: You cannot watch it with the family as one can confuse it with an erotic movie.
