Produced by Charlie Brooker (“Black Mirror”), the series “Planet Cunk” is what is called a “mockumentary”, or a mockumentary. The actress Diane Morgan (“After Life”) brilliantly embodies Philomena Cunk, a naive journalist, very uninformed and easily emotional, who travels the world in order to trace the history of civilization by highlighting the progress (and the failures) of humanity.
>> To see: the trailer of the series “Planète Cunk” (in English)
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Serious answers to quirky questions
With a rather disillusioned look, Philomena asks questions that are often completely absurd to real experts and academics who, stoically, answer them very seriously. And even if they and they have certainly been briefed, there is sometimes this little moment of embarrassment or discomfort, very much in the vein of English humor, when the questions are asked.
Which had the greatest impact on cultural history: the Renaissance or Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies”?
The voiceover launches are also funny. With a serious tone Philomena Cunk can launch: “If today Florence seems without interest, in the 15th century, it was very trendy…”
BBC program bought by Netflix, “Planet Cunk” is an excellent surprise. In 5 episodes of 30 minutes, this documentary goes back in time and offers an entertaining history lesson, because as the saying goes: “There are no stupid questions. Only the answers can be”.
great pictures
In the pure tradition of documentary, Philomena Cunk travels the world, visits major museums and archaeological sites. The pictures are superb. We see her walking on the edge of magnificent cliffs while she speaks and we see her stumble while she speaks…
The humor is also present musically thanks to a “running gag”: in each episode, you can discover an extract from the clip of “Pump up the jam”, by the group Technotronic, hit released in 1989. A brilliant idea too!
Sujet radio: March Crystel
Adaptation web: aq
“Planet Cunk”, 5 episodes of 30 minutes, to see now on Netflix