The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Sigurd Mazanti

Setting

julie_erhardsen — 2015-09-02 11:14:16 UTC

Idyllic, nice and different. There is some savannas and big open spaces with trees.

Idyllic place >< Crime

Like a happy and great country

Local

Small town

Africa

"To the front, an acacia tree, the thorn tree which dots the wide edges of the Kalahari; the great white thorns, a warning; the olive-grey leaves, by contrast, so delicate. In its branches, in the late afternoon, or in the cool of the early morning, one might see a Go-Away Bird, or hear it, rather. And beyond the acacia, over the dusty road, the roofs of the town under a cover of trees and scrub bush; on the horizon, in a blue shimmer of heat, the hills, like improbable, overgrown termite-mounds".

Charactarisation

sigurdmaz — 2015-09-02 11:14:56 UTC

Ramotswe

Low budget, but high education (secretary highest score in her final test)

Experienced and dedicated (got someone arrested despite no payment).

"Detective agencies rely on human intuition and intelligence, both of which Mma Ramotswe had in abundance".

The only lady detective in Botswana

Cares about her reputation (secretary starts writing nonsense when a possible client walks in).

Barely any customers, people make fun of them (people may handle their problems themselves)

The crime movie genre

leskaalro — 2015-09-02 11:17:01 UTC

The story is everyday like - realism

The hardcore crime in this crime story is non existent.

For instance in the story we follow Mma Ramotswe solve the identity theft of Happy bapetsi's father.

Deduction:

In the movie we follow Mma Ramotswe solving the crime of the two dentists.

Similar to other detectives in stories, Mma Ramotswe uses a 6th sense to investigate a case.

As you can see in the following quote Mma Ramotswe is very observant.

"She also had few worries – this was shown by the fact that there were no lines on
her face, other than smile lines of course."

She also mentions how her feelings plays big part in her investigation(seen in the movie).

The Tv-series and the director

julie_erhardsen — 2015-09-04 10:51:41 UTC

Director

The tv-series consists of 7 episodes and is directed by Anthony Minghella (1954-2008).

Known for movies like:

Cold mountain (2003)

Nine (2009)

The Tv-series was produced in 2008

Bigger productions in Botswana

Cast: Jill Scott - Ramotswe

Anika Noni Rose - Grace Mukatsi

The narrator

sigurdmaz — 2015-09-04 10:54:57 UTC

The narrator is a limited omniscient narrator, limited to the point where the reader gets to read about Mma Ramotswe’s thoughts.

"She loved her country, Botswana, which is a place of peace, and she loved Africa,
for all its trials."

REVIEWS

leskaalro — 2015-09-04 11:26:35 UTC

Overall the reviews are very positive. The readers especially mentions the descriptions of the environment and the people in the story.

Botswana

sigurdmaz — 2015-09-06 20:08:37 UTC

Economic state skyrocketed, more education, more jobs, e.g. the detective agency.

The series represent various criterions in Botswana: The traditional build of a woman's body, the forthcoming and helpful citizens, both the rich and the poor