Vernon Subutex - 2019 - 6/10
Opening flash of his 90’s heyday, when Vernon ran Revolver, a trendy Parisian record shop,
Wild customers, camaraderie, sex, drugs, good times!
Bump a few decades, no more music store, broke, Vernon is evicted and out on the streets.
A chronic mooch, a list of Facebook “friends”, he possesses an easy charm despite the growing dishevelment.
Then there are the tapes, left to him by a deceased, fallen musician.
Nine half-hour episodes that, I gather, barely scratch the surface of an influential novel trilogy.
The framework resembles a quest, the grail a testament.
Lightweight adaptation.