SAN SEBASTIAN — “La Casa de Papel” (“Money Heist”) may be the most seen of Spanish series this year. Leticia Dolera’s still-to-bow “Perfect Life,” however, is the most laureled, sweeping at …
,” however, is the most laureled, sweeping at April’s 2nd Canneseries TV festival both best series and best special performance for its female leads, Dolera herself, Celia Freijeiro and Aixa Villagrán, from a jury presided over by “Dark” co-creator Baran bo Odar.
Seemingly light, fun, but not pulling its punches, “Perfect Life” shows those models for success being set early in childhood. “Hello, I’m Lady Di, and I’d like to buy a flat,” says a little girl’s voiceover in the first scene of “Perfect Life,” in a retro flashback. Cut to some 25 years later and the little girl, now 30something María, is actually buying a flat, until her fiancee baulks at signing a 25-mortgage and walks out on her.
Exactly. The three protagonists have grown up with the idea of what a perfect life is or what success and happiness are. The three of them are going through a crisis during the series that will make them rethink the foundations they have built in their lives and will begin to let go. One of the most interesting aspects of the series may be its models of masculinity. Cristina’s husband, Pablo, is a warrior figure, coming back every night to recount his victories at work, and a sex machine. But the man with the largest intelligence, when it comes to emotional empathy, is in fact Gari, despite his intellectual disability. Men are also restricted, again pressured by role model limitations.
”Perfect Life” is a fun, female-driven show, behind and in front of the camera. But, it does push the envelope on several issues, if one thinks about it – and one hopes some people will: For example, that Cris, while having a very full sexual life with her husband, could still feel attracted physically to another man.
With eight half-hour episodes, “Perfect Life” will be binged by many, maybe most viewers. Did this influence Manuel and you when writing the screenplay?
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