MHz International Mystery - January 29-February 4, 2012

MHz International Mystery

MHz Worldview will be broadcasting their great International Mystery program on a daily schedule starting January 1, 2012 at 9 PM and 12 Midnight, Eastern Standard Time. For U.S. Residents, the MHz Worldview channel is available in the the following locations described at this link. (e.g. in the San Francisco area MHz is on Digital Channel 60.2 and on Comcast Channel 198)

Or, you can watch the MHz Live Stream

January 29 - February 4, 2012
Sunday
January 29
Commissario Brunetti:  Death in a Strange Country

A murdered U.S. soldier... A high-level conspiracy... An affair as murky as Venice's canals... Why does art stolen from the palazzo of a shady entrepreneur seem more important to Venice's police commissioner than the murder of a U. S. soldier? The businessman may pull a lot of strings in high places, but not all the policemen are his puppets... Directed by Sigi Rothemund, 2006, color. In German with English subtitles. Buy Brunetti DVDS!
Monday
January 30
Van Veeteren:  Carambole

When the body of a wealthy wine merchant washes up on a beach with multiple stab wounds, police fear a media frenzy. But the quick arrest of the man_s former partner in the face of damning evidence promises a quick resolution to the case. Directed by Daniel Lind Lagerlof, 2006, color. In Swedish with English subtitles. Buy Van Veeteren DVDs!
Tuesday
January 31
Maigret:  Maigret In Montmartre

A helpful Montmartre stripper tips off les flics that she's overheard some customers plotting a murder, but when everybody shrugs things off, she's the one who turns up dead. Another tough case for Bruno Cremer as Georges Simenon's Inspector Maigret, but then he finds out the stripper's off-the-clock actual boyfriend is-Who? ! Directed by José Pinheiro, 1992, color. In French with English subtitles.
Wednesday
February 1
Anno 1790:  The Wages of Sin Is Death

Anno 1790 is an innovative take on crime drama in which the hero is a controversial surgeon and police commissioner who uses unconventional means to solve murder cases during the Age of Enlightenment. Distributed by AB Svensk Filmindustri, 2011, color. In Swedish with English subtitles.

East West 101:  Haunted by the Past

In the midst of investigating the murder of a Serbian car salesman, Malik's obsession with the past deepens. Broadcast in English.
Thursday
February 2
Vangard International Cinema
My Queen Karo

Ten-year-old Karo grows up with her parents in an Amsterdam commune in the Seventies. As an only child, she leads a carefree existence in this utopia-for-adults. The mandate says that everything is to be shared in the squat. But soon not everyone is able to honor these ideals, leading Karo to get caught in the crossfire of the internal conflicts that begin to divide the group and threaten her family. Karo slowly realizes that nothing can stay the same forever. Directed by by Dorothee Van Den Berghe, 2009, color. In Flemmish/French with English subtitles
Friday
February 3
Case of Conscience
A Case of Conscience,  #101

A formerly beautiful wife and mother has a facial nerve cut by mistake by a plastic surgeon. Rocco refuses the case when he learns the woman once had a drug problem, but he changes his mind when he learns more about the methodology of the medical group. In Italian with English subtitles.
Saturday
February 4
Beck:  Serial Killer

A serial killer is on the loose. All the victims are women, and all attended the same school. Beck digs deep into a past no one wants to re-live, in an effort to unlock the mind of a deranged lunatic - and to prevent the ultimate act of revenge. Directed by Kjell Sundvall, 1997, color. In Swedish with English subtitles.