 who has received a letter from her brother, presumed lost on the Prometheus. 'What is lost, will be found' is written on the envelope, a message which connects her to Captain Larsen (Andreas Pietschmann), who also received a letter written in the same hand, with the same message. Around this simple plot device swirls a whirlpool of symbolism involving beetles and triangles, the requisite sulky scary child, a Spanish stud with scars on his back (Elite's Miguel Bernardeau), and a cast of curious characters from so many different countries you hope the subtitle department was on double-time. Will any of them get out alive? You'd bet against it. Some may find it self-indulgently obscure and its pacing too st){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
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If you decide to set sail with 1899, a period saga centred on an ocean liner lost at sea, then be prepared to throw away your life jacket and drop anchor in a world of secrets and illusions. 1899 is not so much a drama, but more an enigmatic jigsaw puzzle.
From the makers of Dark, the time-flipping German sci-fi thriller that played no small part in convincing Netflix that subtitled shows can pull in major audiences, 1899 is much more interested in stirring up a mood of menace and bafflement than it is in straight-forward storytelling.
As elusive as a dream you can’t remember 20 minutes after you’ve woken up, it’s like a murder mystery weekend dreamt up by Salvador Dali.