Gli arancini di Montalbano (Montalbano's Croquettes) (4 Nov. 2002)
"Il commissario Montalbano" Gli arancini di Montalbano (Montalbano's Croquettes) (original title)

Director:

Alberto Sironi

Writers:

Francesco Bruni (teleplay), Andrea Camilleri (novel),

Stars:

Luca Zingaretti, Katharina Böhm, Cesare Bocci

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Luca Zingaretti	...	Commissario Salvo Montalbano
Katharina Böhm	...	Livia Burlando
Cesare Bocci	...	Mimì Augello
Isabell Sollman	...	Ingrid Sjostrom
Marco Cavallaro	...	Tortorella
Davide Lo Verde	...	Agente Galluzzo
Peppino Mazzotta	...	Ispettore Giuseppe Fazio
Angelo Russo	...	Agente Catarella
Giacinto Ferro	...	Bonetti Alderighi
Gigio Morra	...	Nicola Giarrizzo
Giovanni Guardiano	...	Jacomuzzi
Roberto Nobile	...	Nicolò Zito
Marcello Perracchio	...	Dottor Pasquano
Carmela Gentile	...	Beba
Barbara Mautino

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | character name in title

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

4 November 2002 (Italy)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rai Fiction, Sveriges Television (SVT)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Some awkward moments for Mimi

When a couple are killed as their car plummets into a quarry it initially looks like a tragic accident; however certain things are suspicious; why are the dead woman's fingernails broken and is it more than a coincidence that their home was burgled on the same night that they died? It appears that the Albanians working on the property could have something to do with it, the chief of police certainly seems to think so although Montalbano isn't convinced. The dead woman once dated Montalbano's colleague Mimi, which leads to a couple of awkward situations between Mimi and his girlfriend Beba.

This series continue to entertain with is fine blend of an interesting murder mystery along with plenty of laughs. Luca Zingaretti continues to do a great job in the title role and Cesare Bocci does well as Mimi; while I had to feel sorry for his character it was funny how he kept putting his foot in it with Beba. It was nice to see Isabell Sollman return as Ingrid even though she had a relatively small role.