One of my all time favorites.

Just perfect...

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Hooked from the first episode and found the interviews with actual survivors of the occupation thoroughly fascinating. There were some unexplained 'gaps' in the narrative between one season and the next, leaving the viewer to fill in those gaps.Top notch actors and direction. However, found the last two episodes too long and drawn out, and overly sentimental. Left wondering if Beriot did indeed let Francoise know who her father was. Didn't really feel the short clip of Rita in Palestine fit into the narrative, except to possibly and in my opinion, unnecessarily, explain what happened to her. Rita's narrative would have been best left at leaving France to go to Palestine. Finally, right before the end Dr. Larcher receives a condolence card from Raymond, without letting us know if Raymond and his new wife were still alive. I would still wholeheartedly recommend this series. This was my first understanding of the true extent of the collaboration of the Vichy regime and of the horrors of occupation.

This excellent series is in its 7th season. Curious as to why don't we have public TV like this, I asked a friend who teaches media in a nearby university. Her response was: when TV began, the US decided it would be private, for profit. The countries in the EU chose for TV to be state run.

The series depicts the lives of ordinary French citizens under German occupation during WWII and the immediate aftermath. Besides doing a good job of replicating the styles and technology of the times, it hues to historical events reasonably well. Interestingly, the village depicted doesn't actually exist, perhaps the writers didn't want to cast a pall on a real city. Most importantly, the characters wrestle with the complications many of the occupied must have dealt with. How much should one cooperate with occupying authorities and how much should they resist? Much of it isn't black and white.

"Un village français" is one of these rare TV series which suck you in through realistic plots mixing suspense, love, betrayal without being sensationalist, and staying simple (although the numerous love triangles are a little too much at times). French TV being filled with painfully mediocre, if not absolutely bad series, "Un village français" stands out as the best one out there, by far.The realism of it is one of the factors which make it great. The actors are superb, their characters genuine, the women beautiful in a classy way (not tasteless bombshells), and the plots explore simple people's decisions during the hard circumstances of the Occupation, without ever openly judging their acts.The series starts kind of slow. I'd say the first season is the weakest yet, even though it has the ultimate spectacular scenes when the German army takes control of the village. The series only gets better as the viewer is more familiar with each character, and follows their individual paths, their interactions, their fears and decisions. It takes its time. It doesn't rush into the events of the Occupation, and rather presents the slow evolution of French Collaboration as things get harsher and more fixed, and the characters ultimately need to find themselves and chose their definite side, or remain torn.As said before, "Un village français" doesn't judge, staying remarkably neutral when possible, not opting for an easy manichean presentation of the Occupation. Many characters turned collaborators are not bad people and even try to do good, like the mayor of the village, or one young woman who has an affair with a German soldier. Even the young chief of police (Jean Marchetti) is likable. As I'm writing this, the series is only in its fourth season, so I can't wait to see how these characters will be treated in the last season which will presumably depict the Liberation. Hopefully, it will continue to show the harsh reality (I'm expecting head shavings, trials, public dishonor, executions, escapes and pardons... the characters are so diverse that each fates are possible).A great TV series, which I highly recommend to those who have a chance to see it.