Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

All the Light We Cannot See (2023)

Genre: TV / Drama
Starring: Aria Mia Loberti, Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, Hugh Laurie, Mark Ruffalo
Number of seasons: 1


 

This four episode mini-series tells the story of Marie-Laure, a French blind teenager girl living in occupied Saint-Malo during World War II. Left there by her father, who had to leave to get the Nazi soldiers away from his family, she does a daily broadcast on home radio equipment. She crosses path with Werner, a German soldier with a soft spot who was picked by the Nazis from an orphanage and used for his knowledge on radios.

Based on the novel of the same name, this is a beautiful mini-series. It starts slow, but it gets more and more riveting as it goes along, building to an emotional crescendo. The acting is superb, and so are the writing and directing. This was absolutely brilliant. It was nice seeing Hugh Laurie again. Overall, I can only highly recommend this.

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