All we can imagine faces for any literary character. In the case of policemen and detectivesWith the rise and popularity of so many good characters created from the genre, the expectation or expectation is usually greater. Furthermore, almost all of them are described by their authors. Then it happens that the cinema or television are responsible for putting others aspects. And sometimes they convince us and sometimes they don't.
I advance that in this article there is no image. So all those who want to continue maintaining that face of their favorite cop can be calm. There are only links in case the curiosity or the temptation is too great. I have chosen only a few. It will be up to others. So let's "take a look" at Kurt Wallander, Harry Bosch, Salvo Montalbano, Leo Caldas, Jan Fabel, Rocco Schiavone, Martin Servaz and Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg. And if you have already seen them, what did you think?
It is curious that, in most cases, those cinematographic or television faces are of 50 year old actors on average. Some of our literary cops do arrive and have already passed half a century, but because they have also fulfilled them in their books. But others not yet and perhaps it is out of place to see the choice of their faces. Let's see.
Kurt Wallander - Rolf Lassgård, Krister Henriksson and Kenneth Brannagh.
The iconic Swedish inspector from Henning Mankell has had several faces on television. Three series have been made of the great character of Mankell, two Swedes and the last one from the BBC, of impeccable invoice as usual. And the truth is that the three faces, including the very British Kenneth Brannagh, knew how to give him the tone and look of Wallander. I recommend all three, but I particularly prefer Brannagh, although he is not the most canonical.
Harry Bosch - Titus Welliver
Another great of the genre, this time Yankee, is Inspector Hieronimus "Harry" Bosch, from Michael connelly. The veteran Los Angeles police, the protagonist of ya 23 titles (The 24th comes out next October), he found a face in the series produced by Amazon since 2014. Van three seasons. To the actor Titus welliver We have seen it in many series and movies, especially as a secondary. To me, that of the books I always stay with Nine dragons, I did not dislike the choice.
Except Montalbano - Luca Zingaretti
Essential see even a couple of episodes (and in Italian) of the series of the RAI about him doctor Except Montalbano from the almost eternal Andrea Camilleri. For its setting in wonderful Sicilian enclaves and, especially, for one of those castings that fully hit the literary characters they recreate. Roman actor Luca Zingaretti has been giving life for almost 20 years in 11 seasons already. And he keeps nailing it.
Leo Caldas - Carmelo Gómez
A national example. Sunday Villar does not physically describe his Vigo police inspector in his books, Water eyes y The beach of the drowned. Both titles are recommended, a couple of years ago it was film adaptation of the second. For me, they rightly chose Carmelo Gomez like the very Galician Leo Caldas.
Jan Fabel - Peter Lohmeyer
Commissioner Jan Fabel of the Hamburg Police, created by Craig russellHe also has his face in three television movies. It's that of the German actor Peter lohmeyer, which in my humble opinion, it does not fit me like Fabel. The same thing happens to me with the following name:
Rocco Schiavone - Marco Giallini
The very politically uncorrect Roman inspector created by Antonio Manzini It is one of the last literary phenomena of the genre. And of their four titles published RAI2 has already done a series. But the literary character is 46 years old, and the truth is that Marco Giallini, also a Roman actor, looks little like the Schiavone that I have in my head.
Martin Servaz - Charles Berling
The French commander Martin Servaz, of Bernard minier, is another of my big names in the genre. At the moment an adaptation of the first title of the trilogy has been made, Under the ice. And I hadn't imagined a face like Charles Berling either.
Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg - Jean-Hughes Anglade
Fred Vargas created one of the most particular, eccentric and successful of the crime novel. And of course, he deserved his television adaptations. The actor Jean Hughes Anglade lent him his also special physique.
