All the Light We Cannot See

TV Mini Series
2023
TV-MA
1h

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7.5/10

48K

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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.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

48K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

902

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
- 3 wins & 23 nominations total

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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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8/10

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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 .