World on Fire - Season 1 (2019) (temporada)
Cineastas:
Peter BowkerDirector:
Adam SmithGuión:
Peter BowkerCámara:
Suzie LavelleMúsica:
Dan JonesReparto:
Helen Hunt, Lesley Manville, Jonah Hauer-King, Julia Brown, Zofia Wichlacz, Ewan Mitchell, Sean Bean, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Parker Sawyers, Brian J. Smith, Iva Šindelková, Agata Kulesza (más)Sinopsis(1)
As the threat of the Nazi regime looms large over Europe, translator Harry Chase vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw, but how will he explain this to his sweetheart Lois, waiting for him at home in Manchester? Meanwhile, American journalist and broadcaster Nancy Campbell is at the Polish-German border, making a grisly discovery. In Paris, surgeon Webster O’Connor finds the distant threat of war on his doorstep as he falls for French-African jazz musician Albert Fallou, who has been beaten up by the Action Francaise mob. (BBC)
(más)Reseñas (1)
After the first episode, my initial impressions aren't exactly glowing. The onset of war seemed to serve merely as a backdrop for some romance and for establishing a clear line between good and evil. Yet, the plot felt strangely hollow to me. There was a lot of emphasis on personal issues; I get it, Sean Bean's character is dealing with trauma from the Great War, but it all felt rather unremarkable. The atmosphere didn't stand out, and the actors' performances weren't entirely convincing either. However, the main objective seemed to be met adequately. Lately, I've had this nagging feeling that movies and series are primarily crafted to tell the viewer how to think, ticking off certain checkboxes rather than focusing on storytelling. It's all starting to feel a bit familiar...
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