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Women at War (Les combattantes), heroic French women in WWI
Women at War (Les combattantes) puts the efforts and heroism of French women at the center of this story set in 1914 France as the Germans invaded France. Four popular actresses lead the cast.
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Review: Spiral (Engrenages), season 1
Spiral (Engrenages) is a long-running (8 seasons!) French drama that explores the criminal justice system from numerous points of view. This review will talk about season 1 only.
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Review: Call My Agent (Dix pour cent), season 1
Call My Agent (Dix pour cent) is a French language TV series streaming on Netflix. It’s about a firm of agents behind the greatest film and TV stars in France. It’s clever and funny and delightful.
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Review: The Bonfire of Destiny (Le Bazar de la Charité)
The Bonfire of Destiny (Le Bazar de la Charité) is a French language melodrama that begins with a real historical event. The event was an 1897 fire in Paris that burned down a building housing a charity bazaar. Over 100 women died in the fire. It’s streaming on Netflix.
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Review: A French Village (Un village français), season 1
The long running series A French Village (Un village français) has 7 seasons. This French series is about a fictional village near the French border with Switzerland and what happened there during the German occupation from 1940 to 1945.
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Review: Safe
Safe is an 8 part Harlan Coben mystery series on Netflix. It stars Michael C. Hall as a father desperately trying to find his missing 16 year old daughter.
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Review: Witnesses (Les témoins) season 2
Witnesses (Les témoins) season 2 is now available on Netflix. This dark French mystery series is full of tension and danger as cop Sandra Winckler (Marie Dompnier) breaks all the rules to catch a killer.
Reviews of movies and TV focused on women