--- product_id: 23575540 title: "A French Village: Season 2" price: "61742CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/23575540-a-french-village-season-2 store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # A French Village: Season 2 **Price:** 61742CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A French Village: Season 2 - **How much does it cost?** 61742CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/23575540-a-french-village-season-2) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In French with English subtitlesThis blockbuster French drama starring Audrey Fleurot and Thierry Godard (Spiral) chronicles the impact of World War II on a small village in central France. The German occupation changes the life of the village of Villeneuve forever, and as its residents come under the pressures of war they make choices that are inspiring and heartbreaking. In this gripping drama, ordinary citizens become patriots, traitors, Nazi employees, or activists. Beginning with the Germans' arrival in June 1940, they endure five years of rationing, fighting, and betrayals and strain to keep some semblance of their existence intact. The war shatters all their lives, but a few of them, even in the shadow of destruction, reach out to find fleeting moments of connection and love. Review: Superb series about France under the German occupation during WW2 - SPOILER ALERT ahead! I'm proud to be the first to review this excellent program! Superb series, engrossing, exciting and intriguing. Almost never any dead time or slow spots in this engaging drama of a small French village under the German occupation during World War II. The tensions between the French who collaborate in the interests of protecting their friends, family and neighbors, and those who resist---mostly for political reasons (a lot are Communists) is explored in a serious, non-trivializing manner. For example, the doctor/mayor struggles mightily with his dilemma: he cooperates with the Wehrmacht leadership in order to protect the citizens who he has lived with all his life. But he gets grief for it from some people, because it requires him to make decisions which hurt the very same people. Like at one point the Germans plan to execute 20 hostages because of a Resistance attack on a German officer. He is able to negotiate this down to 10 hostages---but HE must decide which 10. You sympathize with his agony over deciding which of his neighbors will be killed. These are decisions which will surely plague him the remainder of his life. The series offers a great deal of historical realism, from my reading of true-life accounts of the Occupation. Plus my mother and grandmother, along with their relatives, lived 4 years in Paris under the Germans so I have some direct familiarity with people who lived under the experience. However there are some incidents which strike me as rather incredible. I don't consider them to hurt my enjoyment of the series and I doubt they would yours. Unfortunately, they want the "heroes" of the show to do heroic things and survive to appear in the next episode so some incidents stretch credibility. Like when the mayor aids his brother's escape, after the brother is being pursued for direct involvement in the cold-blooded shooting of a German officer. The German secret police, the SD, arrest him and start to even torture him but the local Wehrmacht commander, who has a cordial working relationship with the mayor, intercedes and frees him. He also arranges to send the SD man to the Eastern Front! This strikes me as incredible in the extreme. Sure during the initial months of the Occupation the Germans tried to tread somewhat lightly ON the French in the hope that they could eventually bring Vichy into the Axis as a full-fledged member. But surely a small town mayor who assists the escape of an assassin is going to get some kind of punishment beyond a few bruises. A similar incident occurs earlier where a woman is tortured into providing the name of her Communist cellmate and then released. She quickly tips off her comrades who take action to avoid capture. Surely the Germans at least would have kept her incarcerated until they rounded up the members of the cell. What I also like greatly about the series is that most of the characters are complex... not the usual black-and-white paintings typical of war movies. The Commandant is a human being; the German sergeant is an artist who falls in love with the French school teacher;, the mayor's brother, albeit a communist, questions the mindless orders that come down from headquarters; Schwartz, played masterfully by Thierry Godard (Spiral) is torn about keeping his business alive (and his employees working) by providing lumber and concrete to the Wehrmacht; even the SD chief, Muller, while reprehensible in the end, is shown as a creature with a human side, a very rare fictional depiction for a member of the Gestapo/SD. In some ways the worst-behaved person in the entire show is the mayor's wife, played by the delectable Audrey Fleurot (of Spiral), who cheats on her saintly spouse repeatedly, finally sleeping with the SD officer and even going beyond the pale when she uses information obtained from her nephew to tip off the SD that her hunted brother-in-law will be visiting the mayor's home secretly that night. This is a betrayal so palpable that the mayor's decision to divorce her finally comes as a relief. The series shows its stereotypical French origin in the number of instances of adultery, fornication, pregnancies outside of marriage, etc., which only adds to the intensity of the stories! More seriously it also addresses the complex and sometimes deplorable attitude French people had/have toward the Jews who live in their communities. Highly recommended! I only hope they rush out Season 3 through 6, with English subtitles, since it will be frustrating to have to wait months or years to see how the series advances. Review: Vive la France - This show keeps getting better.. If that's even possible. The characters are so well developed and so well played. Got to admit was a tad tired of Hortense's shenanigans. She went from devoted wife and mother to .well I'll leave that for you to figure out or I'm blowing the plot. The tension from the occupation is rising. Any resistance meets with Germans taking hostage and at one point, the Mayor barters with them-if he makes a list will the reduce the number they're about to shoot? They agree and he's left with decisions you know will haunt him. He is looking more and more exhausted and I have to wonder if he's about to break. Miseur Schwartz is turning into quite the callous sod, but maybe he'll finally ditch his nasty wife. The lovely Luciene is faced with tough choices with her Franco-German love affair-I have to say, I'm adoring the school principal Mr Beriot... I hope he gets a happy story-he maintains cheer for his students, rouses up the community with a "dance" (dancing is outlawed But he finds a way to bring it into an event The smiles on the locals faces clearly make it worthwhile). I wish I knew where this was filmed. The town is quite lovely. The extras at the finish are a lovely touch. A short segment from a leading historian on what was occuring in France and interviews with people who recall it. Makes you see just how well done this show is. Can't wait for the next season. Get this show!! The love, despair, joy, horror-very moving and heartfelt ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B01940YDD6 | | Actors | Audrey Fleurot, Robin Renucci, Thierry Godard | | Best Sellers Rank | #136,028 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #20,644 in Drama DVDs | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (93) | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item model number | 16879 | | MPAA rating | NR (Not Rated) | | Media Format | DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen | | Number of discs | 4 | | Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 9.92 ounces | | Release date | January 26, 2016 | | Run time | 9 hours and 44 minutes | | Studio | Mhz Networks Home | | Subtitles: | English | ## Images ![A French Village: Season 2 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81KILswJnrL.jpg) ![A French Village: Season 2 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81ic1fVnwoL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb series about France under the German occupation during WW2 *by A***R on February 2, 2016* SPOILER ALERT ahead! I'm proud to be the first to review this excellent program! Superb series, engrossing, exciting and intriguing. Almost never any dead time or slow spots in this engaging drama of a small French village under the German occupation during World War II. The tensions between the French who collaborate in the interests of protecting their friends, family and neighbors, and those who resist---mostly for political reasons (a lot are Communists) is explored in a serious, non-trivializing manner. For example, the doctor/mayor struggles mightily with his dilemma: he cooperates with the Wehrmacht leadership in order to protect the citizens who he has lived with all his life. But he gets grief for it from some people, because it requires him to make decisions which hurt the very same people. Like at one point the Germans plan to execute 20 hostages because of a Resistance attack on a German officer. He is able to negotiate this down to 10 hostages---but HE must decide which 10. You sympathize with his agony over deciding which of his neighbors will be killed. These are decisions which will surely plague him the remainder of his life. The series offers a great deal of historical realism, from my reading of true-life accounts of the Occupation. Plus my mother and grandmother, along with their relatives, lived 4 years in Paris under the Germans so I have some direct familiarity with people who lived under the experience. However there are some incidents which strike me as rather incredible. I don't consider them to hurt my enjoyment of the series and I doubt they would yours. Unfortunately, they want the "heroes" of the show to do heroic things and survive to appear in the next episode so some incidents stretch credibility. Like when the mayor aids his brother's escape, after the brother is being pursued for direct involvement in the cold-blooded shooting of a German officer. The German secret police, the SD, arrest him and start to even torture him but the local Wehrmacht commander, who has a cordial working relationship with the mayor, intercedes and frees him. He also arranges to send the SD man to the Eastern Front! This strikes me as incredible in the extreme. Sure during the initial months of the Occupation the Germans tried to tread somewhat lightly ON the French in the hope that they could eventually bring Vichy into the Axis as a full-fledged member. But surely a small town mayor who assists the escape of an assassin is going to get some kind of punishment beyond a few bruises. A similar incident occurs earlier where a woman is tortured into providing the name of her Communist cellmate and then released. She quickly tips off her comrades who take action to avoid capture. Surely the Germans at least would have kept her incarcerated until they rounded up the members of the cell. What I also like greatly about the series is that most of the characters are complex... not the usual black-and-white paintings typical of war movies. The Commandant is a human being; the German sergeant is an artist who falls in love with the French school teacher;, the mayor's brother, albeit a communist, questions the mindless orders that come down from headquarters; Schwartz, played masterfully by Thierry Godard (Spiral) is torn about keeping his business alive (and his employees working) by providing lumber and concrete to the Wehrmacht; even the SD chief, Muller, while reprehensible in the end, is shown as a creature with a human side, a very rare fictional depiction for a member of the Gestapo/SD. In some ways the worst-behaved person in the entire show is the mayor's wife, played by the delectable Audrey Fleurot (of Spiral), who cheats on her saintly spouse repeatedly, finally sleeping with the SD officer and even going beyond the pale when she uses information obtained from her nephew to tip off the SD that her hunted brother-in-law will be visiting the mayor's home secretly that night. This is a betrayal so palpable that the mayor's decision to divorce her finally comes as a relief. The series shows its stereotypical French origin in the number of instances of adultery, fornication, pregnancies outside of marriage, etc., which only adds to the intensity of the stories! More seriously it also addresses the complex and sometimes deplorable attitude French people had/have toward the Jews who live in their communities. Highly recommended! I only hope they rush out Season 3 through 6, with English subtitles, since it will be frustrating to have to wait months or years to see how the series advances. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Vive la France *by J***D on May 17, 2016* This show keeps getting better.. If that's even possible. The characters are so well developed and so well played. Got to admit was a tad tired of Hortense's shenanigans. She went from devoted wife and mother to .well I'll leave that for you to figure out or I'm blowing the plot. The tension from the occupation is rising. Any resistance meets with Germans taking hostage and at one point, the Mayor barters with them-if he makes a list will the reduce the number they're about to shoot? They agree and he's left with decisions you know will haunt him. He is looking more and more exhausted and I have to wonder if he's about to break. Miseur Schwartz is turning into quite the callous sod, but maybe he'll finally ditch his nasty wife. The lovely Luciene is faced with tough choices with her Franco-German love affair-I have to say, I'm adoring the school principal Mr Beriot... I hope he gets a happy story-he maintains cheer for his students, rouses up the community with a "dance" (dancing is outlawed But he finds a way to bring it into an event The smiles on the locals faces clearly make it worthwhile). I wish I knew where this was filmed. The town is quite lovely. The extras at the finish are a lovely touch. A short segment from a leading historian on what was occuring in France and interviews with people who recall it. Makes you see just how well done this show is. Can't wait for the next season. Get this show!! The love, despair, joy, horror-very moving and heartfelt ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I really enjoy this series and it's certainly helping me as I ... *by E***H on November 19, 2016* I really enjoy this series and it's certainly helping me as I relearn french (I once was fluent), however the episode order is wrong for season 2. It was very confusing until I figured out what was wrong! The order of episodes should be as follows: A Time for Secrets; Our Father; The Stakeout; If I were Free; Choice of Weapons; The Blue Java; One Chance out of Two; The Choice; What is Your Name: For the Sake of Love; The Traitor; and Settling Scores. 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