This 8 episode Colombian series on Netflix, clocking a runtime of around 40 minutes each, is inspired by Laura Restrepo’s novel. It takes off interestingly but loses steam along the way. At 8 episodes, it’s way too long an exploration of personal tragedy. There’s nothing memorable in terms of content or performances
Delirium review
Title: Delirium
Cast: Estefanía Piñeres, Juan Pablo Raba, Juan Pablo Urrego, Paola Turbay, Jose Julián Gaviria, Jacobo Diez Díaz, Salvador del Solar, Fernando Bocanegra, Luis Miguel González Rodríguez
Directors: Julio Jorquera Arriagada, Rafael Martínez Moreno
Rating: 2/5
Runtime: 8 eps/ 40 - 45 min each
This 8 episode Colombian series on Netflix, clocking a runtime of around 40 minutes each, is inspired by Laura Restrepo’s novel. The series is a psychological drama flitting between past and present as it navigates through Augustina’s (Estefania Piñeres) mental state.
When Augustina becomes delirious her husband delves deep into her past to uncover its cause. In the process several skeletons come tumbling out of the closet.
The series tries to figure out what kind of person Augustina was before her delirium. Most of the episodes are concerned with unraveling a past that has a distinct and momentous effect on the present. Obviously a shocking event left her broken and is now effecting her marriage to Aguilar (Juan Pablo Raba).
The show is set in Bogotá during the 1980s, and there’s some drama inherent in the mental illness, family secrets, and emotional trauma that this series is hooked on.
Aguilar comes back from a weekend vacation to discover that his wife doesn’t know him. She is confused, manic, and uncontrollable.
The non-linear set-up replete with time jumps, flashbacks, and sub-plots tends to sideline the main theme here.
The series takes off interestingly but loses steam along the way. At 8 episodes it’s way too long an exploration of personal tragedy. There’s nothing memorable in terms of content or performances. The actors are competent enough but don’t appear to be totally invested in fleshing out their respective characters. Estefania Piñeresas Augustina is the only one who appears to be empathising with the character Augustina, that she essays. The pace is uneven and the narrative is largely uneventful. The writing is flabby. Characters are not fleshed out. They feel shallow and imminently forgettable.
A few of the plot points could garner interest but by and large this is a disappointing and rather tedious series. The series finds it difficult to grab attention during its overly elongated run.
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