World War II-era drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war.World War II-era drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war.World War II-era drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war.
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This is for people who want to know about confusion and pain, not the shoot them up pastiche of war that is typical. It's sibjective approach means it has nine of the grand narative, but that's exactly right for the humane film it is
I thoroughly enjoyed the first episode and am already feel empathy towards some of the characters and look forward to seeing how their lives pan out. I particularly liked that you can see the human drama play out against the backdrop of war and not vice versa. Hope it stays this way and l shall look forward to Sunday nights.
Nice to see the polish side of the story and how horrifying it all was. Glad the bbc used well known polish actors rather than British actors with accents. Lends an authenticity to proceedings. Well acted throughout and great to see heavyweights like Helen hunt and Sean bean and Lesley Manville in tv
1/10.... reallly?
Poor acting... really?
You are on this forum, as am I, for ONE reason - to convey the cinematic qualities of what we have before us. This is NOT a historical debate forum. I'm glad we got that out of the way....
World on Fire delivers. It doesn't deliver historical accuracy - but it delivers "the sense of the moment" and it does so pretty damn well.
This is a half full glas and it's contents are pretty tasty. Any review below 6/10 cannot be taken seriously.
Enjoy.
You are on this forum, as am I, for ONE reason - to convey the cinematic qualities of what we have before us. This is NOT a historical debate forum. I'm glad we got that out of the way....
World on Fire delivers. It doesn't deliver historical accuracy - but it delivers "the sense of the moment" and it does so pretty damn well.
This is a half full glas and it's contents are pretty tasty. Any review below 6/10 cannot be taken seriously.
Enjoy.
We have seen plenty of Wartime dramas which see it from the British point of view, I was impressed to see this told from the point of view of the Polish, an often overlooked aspect. It features breathtaking special effects, it looks lavish and features some terrific performances, Lesley Manville and Sean Bean in particular stand out.
Part three was my favourite episode, I thought the story there was particularly harrowing, but there are some interesting segments.
It does tell the story from the point of view of some of the minority groups, those that class this as pc, are pretending that such things didn't happen? In reality such stories happened.
The scene that will always stay with me is the one where Helen Hunt talks to the Doctor responsible for the death of the disabled. A very harrowing, but powerful scene.
Can't wait for Series 2. 8/10
Part three was my favourite episode, I thought the story there was particularly harrowing, but there are some interesting segments.
It does tell the story from the point of view of some of the minority groups, those that class this as pc, are pretending that such things didn't happen? In reality such stories happened.
The scene that will always stay with me is the one where Helen Hunt talks to the Doctor responsible for the death of the disabled. A very harrowing, but powerful scene.
Can't wait for Series 2. 8/10
Did you know
- TriviaThe weaponry in the Danzig Post Office is, in part, wrong. The Poles used their version of the American Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). The program armed them with British BREN guns.
- GoofsThe characters of Kasia and her mother are listed in the credits with the surname Tomaszeski. However, as women their name in Polish would be Tomaszeska.
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- 戰火浮生
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- Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, UK(on location)
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- 57m
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