A French Village

Series | In French and German with English subtitles | 7 Seasons (72 episodes, 42–55 minutes each) | Original Release: June 04, 2009

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In June 1940, German military forces occupied the fictional French village of Villeneuve. They quickly took control of all aspects of the village’s life and businesses. All political dissent and resistance were brutally suppressed. German officers put pressure on the locals to engage in roundups and to meet strict deportation quotas. The villagers were torn in three directions: (1) to resist and risk capture and execution, (2) to adapt and follow orders, and (3) to actively collaborate with the Germans. The goal was to survive. Individual loyalties, friendships, and even families were tested, sometimes very painfully. After liberation in 1944, the collaborators were vilified and many faced their accusers in court. The ones who were found guilty of collaborating with the Germans were imprisoned or executed.

Cast

Robin Renucci (Daniel Larcher) / Audrey Fleurot (Hortense Larcher) / Thierry Godard (Raymond Schwartz) / Richard Sammel (Heinrich Muller).

Why Stream This Film?

Running for seven seasons, this series illustrates vividly the painful decisions facing many decent people fighting for survival under the brutal German occupation. That the series is so masterfully filmed makes it especially worthy of viewing. It vividly portrays a side of World War II not known by many.

No ratings to date, but highly recommended!

Accolades

Winner—Série Mania Best Series Award
Two Nominations—Best Television Series, Globes de Cristal Awards

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Impeccably well-researched yet refreshingly relatable, this film deftly avoids genre trappings by focusing just as intensely on the facts as it does on the deceptively (but fictional) figures that move the character-driven plot forward. Fraught with tension and laced with ironic twists and counterpoints.

Jen Johans

Film Intuition

Tensions and drama come not only from the enemy from beyond the borders, but from how the characters relate to one another. There is brewing love, ruined marriages, unwanted pregnancies, and much more. This film is deftly able to handle all of these myriad plot threads and character lines without ever making the viewer feel overwhelmed.

Matt Brewster

Cinema Sentries

The creators’ concern with realism translates into a steady scrutiny of the muddy, compromised silent majority, an examination of how living under enemy rule affects character as much as characters. The film isn’t so much about saints and sinners, heroes and villains. Rather, it’s about the fabric of community.

Elisabeth Vincentelli

The Village Voice

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