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All the Light We Cannot See

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2023
  • TV-MA
  • 1h
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Aria Mia Loberti in All the Light We Cannot See (2023)
The story of Marie-Laure, a blind French teenager, and Werner, a German soldier, whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.
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The story of Marie-Laure, a blind French teenager, and Werner, a German soldier, whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.The story of Marie-Laure, a blind French teenager, and Werner, a German soldier, whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.The story of Marie-Laure, a blind French teenager, and Werner, a German soldier, whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

  • Creator
    • Steven Knight
  • Stars
    • Aria Mia Loberti
    • Louis Hofmann
    • Lars Eidinger
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    50K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,154
    44
    • Creator
      • Steven Knight
    • Stars
      • Aria Mia Loberti
      • Louis Hofmann
      • Lars Eidinger
    • 353User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 25 nominations total

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    Aria Mia Loberti
    Aria Mia Loberti
    • Marie-Laure
    • 2023
    Louis Hofmann
    Louis Hofmann
    • Werner
    • 2023
    Lars Eidinger
    Lars Eidinger
    • Reinhold von Rumpel
    • 2023
    Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie
    • Etienne LeBlanc
    • 2023
    Mark Ruffalo
    Mark Ruffalo
    • Daniel LeBlanc
    • 2023
    Jakob Diehl
    • Captain Mueller
    • 2023
    James Dryden
    James Dryden
    • Monsieur Caron
    • 2023
    Corin Silva
    Corin Silva
    • Frank Volkheimer
    • 2023
    Marion Bailey
    Marion Bailey
    • Madame Manec
    • 2023
    Luna Wedler
    Luna Wedler
    • Jutta
    • 2023
    Nell Sutton
    • Young Marie-Laure
    • 2023
    Andrea Deck
    Andrea Deck
    • Sandrina
    • 2023
    Rosie Hilal
    Rosie Hilal
    • Frau Elena
    • 2023
    Bernd Hölscher
    • Bastian
    • 2023
    Elizabeth Dulau
    Elizabeth Dulau
    • Jacquelne…
    • 2023
    Rhashan Stone
    Rhashan Stone
    • French Museum Foreman
    • 2023
    Sarah Crowden
    Sarah Crowden
    • Jacqueline…
    • 2023
    Maggie Daniels
    Maggie Daniels
    • Madame Fontineau
    • 2023
    • Creator
      • Steven Knight
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    8srgymrat33

    Language ?

    This was fantastic . I am a huge fan of the book - read it several times . This was a great ADAPTATION- here is the key. It is not exactly the same - it's not meant to be . The essence of the book was here, it felt true to the original to me .

    It was filmed really well , it was cast incredibly . The casting of a blind actress really made the whole thing come together . I love love Hoffman - "Dark" being my favorite tv show of all time - and he was perfect as Werner .

    The ending was different , but in many ways I would actually argue this ending was better . The feeling of liberation and sacrifice were displayed so well and so tragically . Everything didn't work out - you don't know what happens. It leaves you with hope - it leaves you looking for the light .

    My issue with this was the language choice . It would have been exponentially better if it had been done in French and German . That is one of my biggest issues in media in general is veering away from true languages in order to put in English with accents . Language is culture , culture is story telling , story telling is history , history is how we feel connection and by using English it was a huge disservice to the story .

    It would have been a 10- watch it , read the book , look for the light .
    7heenasafdar

    For those who don't read 📖 but watch 🎥

    Loved Louis Hofmann in DARK so I have to watch it. It's a warm tale of courage and hope that's been told via a French blind girl & a German soldier in World War II days. It was surprising to see Nazi radio enthusiast, Werner talking in a non German accent & Ruffalo being British while in Paris.

    The story gets tangled with flashbacks, cinematography was more focused than the emotional connect of protagonists. It could have been better, maybe it's just the timing when the world is at war again.

    "Darkness lasts not even for one second when you turn on the light". The crux of the show perhaps...
    6hhouser

    Could have been great....

    This is a fantastic story. Too bad the makers of it didn't invest in great writers. I know the cast is super talented, but I felt at moments that both Ruffalo and Laurie were miscast. But the dialogue at times was just plain bad. Things were said two or three times that should not have been said at all - like the audience was too stupid to understand unless they spelled things out explicitly. Still, it's worth a watch just because the story is excellent, and other than the occasionally bad writing, the rest of the film is enjoyable. Most viewers will like it - only snobs like me will find any issues with it.
    8fayreynolds

    Louis Hoffman lights the screen, again!

    Firstly, I read the book, All the light we cannot see and found it to be a profoundly beautiful book. Doerr the writer described the events in such beautiful terms and moves the reader with his words, I just had to put the book down on occasions to close my eyes and be there, with them, for a minute to let the emotions and images wash over me. To be truthful I was a little bit worried when I heard Netflix was doing a series, but overjoyed when I read that Louis Hoffman, from the brilliant Dark, was playing Werner the main character. Aria Maria Loberti a legally blind new actress, was also very believable and strong. I think that the series tried very hard to encapsulate the concepts of the story. Nothing can ever be as good as the book. Very few series or films are as good as the original book, in which our own imagination draws the environment, the people and their natures and their characters. In this series the two young main characters were absolutely beautiful, and Lewis Hoffman is a stunning young actor and I have much regard for him and found it an absolute pleasure to watch. My only complaint about the whole series was Marie-Laurie walking without shoes with glass and debris everywhere go r so long towards the end, but that's a small complaint overall. I'm also rereading the book now.
    6kunkell

    No English Please

    All The Light We Cannot See takes a lot of liberties compared to its source material. The most glaring of which is its choice of having everyone speak English. It's a jarring decision and incredibly inconsistent with its actors. You have German Actora portraying Germans speaking English in France with a German Accent, British Actors Portraying the French in France with English Accents, and an American Actor portraying a Frenchman in France with an English Accent.

    The biggest thing missed out because if all that is how important the language barrier was there, both historically and in the source material but someone made an ill-advised decision to have everyone speak English instead of going with what would have been an excellent subtitled series with everyone speaking their character's native and/or learned tongues.

    Aria (Marie) does an excellent job in her acting debut, along with her more seasoned German co-star Louis Hofman. Hugh Laurie is an absolute delight to watch in anything and the supporting cast does well. Now for the Elephant in the room, I have absolutely no idea why the hell they put Mark Ruffalo in this. He is neither French, nor German, and speaks with a terrible British accent. You could easily find a multi-lingual actor (Christoph Waltz as a popular example) who could easily take that same role and blow it out of the water. Instead we get a half-baked heartless performance from Ruffalo that probably cost them a large portion of their budget to bring on board.

    This could've been an excellent series if they took the time to let it cook some more, had a few more episodes, and made some better casting decisions. Instead it sits, in my eyes, not nearing its full potential, despite some stellar performances from young actors and actresses, great cinematography, costuming, and location/environment shooting.

    6/10 I lament what could've been an excellent unique period piece limited series.

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    • Trivia
      Aria Mia Loberti's acting debut. She was a Ph.D. candidate when she auditioned for an open call for actresses who are blind or vision impaired. Her service dog accompanied her during filming in Budapest.
    • Goofs
      The radios used by both sides turn on instantly. While that's true today with solid state electronics, in the 1940s radios had vacuum tubes which required perhaps 10-30 seconds to warm up. The movie makers probably decided to ignore that fact to keep the movie moving rather than have the actors standing around waiting.
    • Crazy credits
      The series title appears in Braille first, then English.

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2023 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ánh Sáng Vô Hình
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • 21 Laps Entertainment
      • Pioneer Stillking Films
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      • Dolby Digital
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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