Les combattantes

This French miniseries brings us back in the beginning of the First World War between Germany and France. Many stories are packed here and lot of dramatic turns are shown.

The locations in the French Vosges of Alsace are beautiful. The costumes and sceneries were wonderfully created so that everything came very authentic here. The main actress and actors delivered an outstanding performance and should earn high respect inclusive the director.

The last two or three episodes were the best in my opinion when scene by scene was full of surprises and emotions. This war showed again how useless it is and how cruel it was during these war times. God bless all innocent soldiers who died for their country. 7/10.

If you watched "Bonfire of Destiny" you'll be pleased to see the same three actresses ( plus a new one) and Director, at it again. This time it's 1914 and WW1 has started. A prostitute, a nun and a "criminal" abortionist are the main protagonists. And, yup the baddies are mostly men. But it's played out dead seriously which allows the plot weaknesses to be smoothed over.

Audrey Fleurot leads the way with her wonderful mane of red hair. And flaring nostrils! She's so good at playing strong characters who are always interesting even when flawed.

It's also one of the rare movies that show WW1 before it ground down to bunker warfare. It seems the French uniforms were "decorative" while the Germans, practical as usual, were colorless. Zut Alors!

I want to focus on the fact that this serie really catches the horrible moments of war in such a way I think noone can go away untouched. The screams are just horrific, If I didn't know it was on TV I could swear it was real.

I have to say it's really well made, great acting from everyone. And the fact I finished this before even thinking of looking at the last of us says it all.

This isn't an American production where everyone is cool and wounds are no match.

France has done it, it's horrific and tense, but you just need to watch to the end. Not sure you feel any better, but you definitely feel something.

Acting is superb. Cinematography and scene staging is excellent. Storyline is good enough to be engaging. Nice to see a quality series that isn't from the U. S. And while the dubbing isn't the best its adequate. Thank you. Or should I say merci.

Acting is superb. Cinematography and scene staging is excellent. Storyline is good enough to be engaging. Nice to see a quality series that isn't from the U. S. And while the dubbing isn't the best its adequate. Thank you. Or should I say merci.

Acting is superb. Cinematography and scene staging is excellent. Storyline is good enough to be engaging. Nice to see a quality series that isn't from the U. S. And while the dubbing isn't the best its adequate. Thank you. Or should I say merci.

If you like historical series with beautiful cinematography you're going to like this.

Acting is great, the characters are likable and it has a good storyline. Maybe that there are too few episodes to really develop a connection with all of the characters.

I also noticed that all of the main characters are very beautiful which may not be realistic but on the other hand all of them are great actors so I don't mind,

I especially enjoyed the first 5 episodes, the last episodes were a bit unrealistic and "American" with some cheesy lines and dramatic music. Especially since I prefer European series over American, who tend to be too much of everything for my taste. But overall it was an entertaining well made series and I finished it in two days!