Peereddi
I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.
DipitySkillful
an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.
Stephan Hammond
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Mike B
I thought this to be an excellent historical series on a village in France under occupation during World War II.It was very personal showing the dilemma of the different characters and the difficult choices they had to make. Some collaborated at different levels with the Germans. It demonstrates well the meaning of a "slippery slope" once a decision is taken.I did take issue with some of the female characters and their behavior - particularly that of Hortense (played by Audrey Fleurot) married to her always benevolent husband Daniel Larcher. Daniel should have tossed her out on many an occasion for her psychotic behaviour.Overall this depicts what an occupation of a foreign power does to the citizens of an occupied town. If you have an interest in France during the war this is highly recommended.I gave rated this 9 out of 10. However the last season (season 7) was an attempt at portraying the characters in the post-war years. It was awful - morbid, depressing, morose, and repetitive - to be avoided.
tawisn
The acting was superb, not a flaw with any performance. How I am spoiled now! I can never go back to meaningless American television. HBO Europe is my go to now. Thank you MHz Choice for offering streaming at an inexpensive monthly rate. Highly recommend to everyone. Have a box of tissue on hand, it is difficult viewing, but is as it was unfortunately. I hope we all learn by this and never again repeat such atrocities.
prestonp94
This series is one of the best I've ever seen, the acting, the setting, and all of the historical details done so extremely well. It truly is a shame that this series does not have broader coverage here in the U.S., it would be an excellent choice for airing on HBO. The broad history behind this series is true, the experiences and brutal choices that have to be made by a population under occupation; and it makes one think "How would I cope under the same circumstances?" In watching each episode, I can't wait to see the next one. The cast of characters with different perspectives and story lines blends together flawlessly, and you end up caring about all of them. Truly well done.
cecile_ch
Fantastic series. It makes the war real, very concrete: not the battles, which we have seen before, but the struggles of ordinary people, trying to understand what's happening, and what that means for their convictions, their acts, who they are. They're slowly adjusting. We all ask ourselves what we would have done, but we forget about "time". Dealing with and understanding the occupation and atrocities took time. It's hard to understand now how people could be horrible, but it was hard then too. The war is hard, what happens to adults horrible. But, I have to say that the part about the Jewish children is unbearable, excruciating. This hits the limits of human understanding. As a mother, I couldn't go through it. Nobody could face this. We all know what happened, and can't accept it, but seeing this so real...
