I read the book to be able to watch the series, I just finished the book so it is very fresh for me. The best thing about the series really is its music (beautiful, nostalgic), and the beginning (which we no longer see as common in series where we see the model of the city), it also has a very good cast with Mark Rufalo, Hugh Laurie , Aria Mia (despite being her first performance and having no experience, she does very well) and Louis also has a good performance. I know that a miniseries falls short for how extensive the book is (which I really owe), however it is a series based on a book but not adapted, since it has multiple changes but exaggerated, plus they cut many of us stories so that it can be told in a few chapters, for example, Marie Werner's entire childhood, more of Werner's story in the preparation camp, I feel like they focus more on Marie's story than Werner's. Etienne is my favorite character in the book, however his personality is changed in the series, in the book he is a little more unusual-extravagant. Changes with respect to the book, the character of Schmidt does not exist, Frederick does not appear in the series (who has a very important plot in Werner's development), Marie does not know the clear history of the stones, it is at the end of the book where discovers that the stone is in the model, Rumpel does have an encounter with Marie in the cave but not so dramatic, Werner discovers Marie's recordings about halfway through the book, he himself tells his captain (who has a small role in the series but it is very important in the book) of the recordings and he himself discovers where Marie lives and follows her one day without her knowing, Werner never meets Etienne, Sandrina does not appear in the book, the story of Daniel the Marie's father is a little different, we never know how he dies, he leaves and never returns to the beginning. He writes letters to Marie and gives her clues about the stone. Manec participates very little in the series and is very important in the book. They show the last chapters of the book, which is like an epilogue where we know what happened to several characters. Something that I liked more about the series, which I really expected in the book, is that Marie and Werner will interact a little more, in the book they never kiss, and we know that in the end Werner dies, this interaction almost doesn't even happen. I also liked Werner leaving a message for his sister.
The series is visually very beautiful, this series set in the Second World War, shows us the story of 2 young people who the war had to make them mature, it tells us about the consequences of the war, the importance of the development of radio, about love, hate, divisions by nationality, it is a nice short series to watch, a little slow, however if you are a fan of the book the series changes a lot.
The series is visually very beautiful, this series set in the Second World War, shows us the story of 2 young people who the war had to make them mature, it tells us about the consequences of the war, the importance of the development of radio, about love, hate, divisions by nationality, it is a nice short series to watch, a little slow, however if you are a fan of the book the series changes a lot.
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