Note This article reveals some of the content in the first three seasons.
As if that was not enough drama with primary elections in the United States; March 4, released fourth season of TV series House of Cards . There, Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey, maneuvered to the top in American politics with blood on both hands and is in full swing with his campaign to be elected president in November.
It’s a long time ago he served as vice president pushed the real president to resign so that he could take the helm at the White house. But so far, the contenders come from the outside: the press. Disagreed party colleagues. With opponents. Rich people with influence.
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At his side he has the cool and designer-clad armor woman Claire Underwood, but towards the end of last season began marriage to fracture. President’s wife will have greater political influence and now it is full-scale war.
The Machiavellian fray, the heartbeat of the show, the blood that has been House of Cards to float, no longer take place between the couple Underwood and outside world. It has moved in and fought between them. As warfare.
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In this connection gives the award actress Robin Wright, who plays the all-time most unscrupulous president ma’am, one interview to the Norwegian press: this. So then you just have to ask:
– How far is Claire really willing to go to get the position she wants?
– To put it short: she would go as far as needed, responding Wright.
The series is based on a British TV series from 1990, which was based on the novel by Michael Dobbs.
the man who developed the American version, Beau Willimon, has worked for several presidential campaigns. He has also worked for Hillary Clinton’s Senate campaign in 2000.
Most of the show, which has won numerous awards, is filmed in the State of Maryland.
Both Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright are among producers.
the first season was published simultaneously webcast giant Netflix on 1 February 2013. Netflix does not give out your audience, but the series is not only popular in the West; it shall also have a large audience in China.
Season Four released on March 4. A fifth season coming next year.
– They walk on their toes
If Claire Underwood did not get the power she wants , she takes it. To her husband’s great frustration and strong opposition.
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Democrat Francis J. “Frank” Underwood is now running primary election campaign on the Internet. Whoever seeks up his fictitious election campaign quickly gets a hint that not everything is as it should in the presidential residence.
There you can click on to meet the first lady, but when you want to read about her, the following message up: ” Claire not found. The page you’re looking for might havebeen removed, had it’s name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. Admin = Frank_Underwood
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The business-like marriage to what must be American television’s most power horny politikerpar, has never been easy understand at. Claire accepts that her husband is in with a young journalist. Although she is a period cheating with his ex-girlfriend.
Robin Wright is still clear on one thing: Frank and Claire are partners. For life. The agreement between them is not to misunderstand. They shook hands on this and has promised to support each other.
– But someone must fail. Someone has to lie and cheat. Someone must simply break the treaty, reveals the actress by phone from the United States.
– Otherwise, not the creators of a long TV series a conflict to resolve.
– What do it with the marriage of the presidential couple?
– it makes them both go on tiptoe. If one fails, there is a price to pay. When there is not much forgiveness or favor to obtain, explains Wright, before she adds:
– When you have the kind of dynamic between a man and a woman in a show, you get the best of both sexes . It’s almost as if they both carry the best of both men and women.
A swan on steroids
Robin Wright was based on an icy marble bust when she would shape Claires facade. Film critic and presenter Brita Møystad Engseth agree that both she and her husband are difficult to place in one kjønnsbås and the first lady has an androgynous gender expression.
– She moves like a swan, simultaneously that she behaves as if she is on steroids. It is wonderful. This duality makes them both more interesting.Film expert do not think we would have been as interested in the series without insight into the intimacy and power struggle which is now rolled out between husband and wife.
– There is something Shakespearean about this : the entire nation’s destiny is entirely dependent on what happens in the bedroom for two people, she points out, and compares House of Cards with success criteria as the the Sopranos , the Wire , the Shield and Breaking Bad.
Brita Møystad Engseth think they showed that TV series that followed cast a long time was the ultimate medium to tell complex stories.
– It was in these series “the bad” psychopaths, were heroes. It says something that we live in a dystopian time and is worried about where we go.
– Why heathland we then on the villain Frank?
– because it is delicious with a saying “Fuck you” and do exactly as he pleases. Throughout the series we get outlet for wishes and dreams we are not allowed to express. For relentless heat and the darkness in ourselves. One place we have to unleash everything we should want we could say to others.
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– And why do we love Claire, a woman who kicks his employees without that seems to afflict her whatsoever?
– Because she is extremely elegant and have an obvious control. We love her because she not is Laura Bush, and because her husband sees her as an equal. She also does terrible things to make her a whole person, says film critic, pointing out that we rarely look as “grim” women on TV.
Although it seems not Møystad Engseth it matters that we get female TV heroes that exudes’ messing with me, I tear off your limbs “or someone makes them feminist role models.
– I find it liberating.
What drives her?
In reality it’s Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton who has had the greatest political influence of American first ladies.
– Roosevelt knew the UN system and was a strong first lady. The same was Hillary. She was responsible for a major health reform in her husband’s first term. Although it was a failure, she had much to say, believe Alf Tomas Tønnesen, US expert at Volda.
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There are many who now cheer for that Claire Underwood must walk in their footsteps. She has already directed the nonprofit Clean Water Initiative and has been the US ambassador to the UN.
But what motivated her really stems from, says Robin Wright that she did not know.
– I think it’s a mixture by idealism and a desire for power. She have a kindhearted side, that’s for sure. The same Francis, who is trying to get new legislation through. There is method , operational tactics, how they get what they want, which creates drama in the show.
Leading Role Holder think that’s why people are so attached to it.
– See it from writers’ side, she says.
– They could not let Frank and Claire continue to be faithful to the agreement between them. Then they had no longer had any drama.
Brita Møystad Engseth still some hope that there will be the final between the pair:– When is the basis for the series away. It depends on the power struggle, both at macro and micro level. About the series at the micro level is about gender, identity or power, we do not know. Not until we’ve seen all the seasons.
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