Steven Knight has been round the block, and the British writer-creator of the iconic series “Peaky Blinders” knew when he was hired to adapt the novel “All the Light We Cannot See” as a four-part Netflix limited series that the primary challenge would essentially be to avoid trying to fix something that wasn’t broken. The 2014 book by author Anthony Doerr had not only been a runaway bestseller but also earned Doerr the Pulitzer Prize, and Knight had no intention of compromising its brilliance while writing the series. “It wasn’t ever a thought in my head to say, ‘Ok, I’m going to impose myself on this’,” he says. “It was actually quite the opposite. For me, as far as possible, it was more, ‘Let’s let this horse ride, let it run the way it is, where you feel as if you need to do something, then do something…...
- 4/25/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
After seeing his acclaimed Netflix series All the Light We Cannot See secure a Golden Globe nomination on Monday morning, director-ep Shawn Levy spoke with Deadline about his forthcoming Deadpool threequel and Stranger Things‘ final season, as well as his work on the aforementioned historical drama.
When Levy got the call from his wife about the nomination, he was in the middle of his shoot day in London for Deadpool 3, which sees Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth share the screen with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. Coming out of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of the summer, he said, the team was “excited, coiled and ready to pounce” on the pic and ready it for theatrical release on July 26, 2024.
“We’re happily back at work, and now that we know it’s coming out next summer, we are working our asses off to make the best movie possible,” Levy said,...
When Levy got the call from his wife about the nomination, he was in the middle of his shoot day in London for Deadpool 3, which sees Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth share the screen with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. Coming out of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of the summer, he said, the team was “excited, coiled and ready to pounce” on the pic and ready it for theatrical release on July 26, 2024.
“We’re happily back at work, and now that we know it’s coming out next summer, we are working our asses off to make the best movie possible,” Levy said,...
- 12/11/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Aria Mia Loberti was, by any measure, an incredibly high achiever, particularly for someone legally blind. As a triple major at the University of Rhode Island, she was graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 2020. She received a Fulbright Scholarship who earned her master’s degree in the UK. And she was studying for her PhD two years ago at Penn State. Yet she felt unfulfilled. “I was just unhappy, and I didn’t really know why,” she admits. “I’d spent my whole life fighting for my education, and I was literally as far as you could go at the top and doing really well. But I felt like I was living someone else’s life, like I didn’t know what I was supposed to do with my life, and I was just kind of going through the motions. I didn’t know what I was...
- 12/5/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Netflix’s take on All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr’s celebrated 2014 novel, dropped in full on Thursday — with some noticeable changes to the source material.
The four-episode miniseries focuses on the interwoven journeys of Marie-Laure (Aria Mia Loberti), a blind teenager in France, and Werner (Louis Hofmann), a German soldier, during World War II. Marie-Laure and Werner’s paths finally cross in person during the limited series’ finale, though the events that take place before and after their meeting deviate quite substantially from the beats of Doerr’s book. Let’s break down the biggest changes:
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The four-episode miniseries focuses on the interwoven journeys of Marie-Laure (Aria Mia Loberti), a blind teenager in France, and Werner (Louis Hofmann), a German soldier, during World War II. Marie-Laure and Werner’s paths finally cross in person during the limited series’ finale, though the events that take place before and after their meeting deviate quite substantially from the beats of Doerr’s book. Let’s break down the biggest changes:
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- 11/5/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Shawn Levy opens up about why he felt drawn to direct Netflix’s new miniseries All the Light We Cannot See.
The Steven Knight-created four-episode series, adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Anthony Doerr, follows Marie-Laure, a blind French teen, who forms an unlikely relationship with a German soldier, Werner, after she takes refuge from World War II in her uncle’s town in France.
“When I read the first draft of the first episode of the adaptation, my plan was to produce the show, maybe direct an episode,” Levy told People magazine in a recent interview. “But after I read it, I knew I needed to do it all myself.”
Though the series is unlike the usual genre he goes for, he explained, “I loved the book, I loved the adaptation. And it connected to my prior work in that it is fundamentally — and unabashedly — emotional,...
The Steven Knight-created four-episode series, adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Anthony Doerr, follows Marie-Laure, a blind French teen, who forms an unlikely relationship with a German soldier, Werner, after she takes refuge from World War II in her uncle’s town in France.
“When I read the first draft of the first episode of the adaptation, my plan was to produce the show, maybe direct an episode,” Levy told People magazine in a recent interview. “But after I read it, I knew I needed to do it all myself.”
Though the series is unlike the usual genre he goes for, he explained, “I loved the book, I loved the adaptation. And it connected to my prior work in that it is fundamentally — and unabashedly — emotional,...
- 11/4/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warning! This post contains major spoilers for the final two episodes and ending of “All the Light We Cannot See.”
Shawn Levy and Steven Knight’s Netflix adaptation “All the Light We Cannot See” ends quite differently for a few key characters than source material Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
The four-part limited series tells a split story of Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti), a young blind, French girl who moves with her father to a small seaside town in France when the Germans take over the country, and Werner Pfennig (Louis Hoffman) an unwilling Nazi soldier whose job is to track down illegal radio broadcasts that the French use to codify messages to the United States and other Allied countries during World War II. The two main characters, who exist on opposing sides of a historical tragedy, actually have a lot in common thanks to a radio broadcast they listened to as children,...
Shawn Levy and Steven Knight’s Netflix adaptation “All the Light We Cannot See” ends quite differently for a few key characters than source material Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
The four-part limited series tells a split story of Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti), a young blind, French girl who moves with her father to a small seaside town in France when the Germans take over the country, and Werner Pfennig (Louis Hoffman) an unwilling Nazi soldier whose job is to track down illegal radio broadcasts that the French use to codify messages to the United States and other Allied countries during World War II. The two main characters, who exist on opposing sides of a historical tragedy, actually have a lot in common thanks to a radio broadcast they listened to as children,...
- 11/4/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Adapted from Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Netflix’s limited series “All the Light We Cannot See” sets two unlikely kindred spirits on a collision course as World War II begins in France when Germany occupied the country. Shawn Levy directed all four episodes of Steven Knight’s scripts.
Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti) and Werner Pfennig (Louis Hoffman) share curiosity and empathy, which translates across their opposing countries and positions in the war. Werner’s skill for fixing and translating radios leads him to a high position in the Nazi effort to decode secret broadcasts that their targets might send. Marie-Laure herself becomes a broadcaster after her father moves her to her uncle’s home in a small, seaside French town.
Here are the cast and characters of “All the Light We Cannot See”:
Aria Mia Loberti in “All the Light We Cannot See” (Netflix)
Marie-Laure LeBlanc...
Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti) and Werner Pfennig (Louis Hoffman) share curiosity and empathy, which translates across their opposing countries and positions in the war. Werner’s skill for fixing and translating radios leads him to a high position in the Nazi effort to decode secret broadcasts that their targets might send. Marie-Laure herself becomes a broadcaster after her father moves her to her uncle’s home in a small, seaside French town.
Here are the cast and characters of “All the Light We Cannot See”:
Aria Mia Loberti in “All the Light We Cannot See” (Netflix)
Marie-Laure LeBlanc...
- 11/3/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize-winning historical fiction novel, "All the Light We Cannot See," is the latest Netflix original to add to your queue. This novel tells the story of WWII from the perspective of Marie Laure LeBlanc and Werner Pfennig, who experience the war in two vastly different ways, and the priceless Sea of Flames, which is being sought after by Nazi officials. If you can't wait to find out what happens in the book and how that may translate to its onscreen adaptation, keep reading.
But proceed with caution: there are spoilers ahead.
Who Is Marie-Laure LeBlanc?
Marie-Laure is a blind Parisian girl who lives with her widowed father, Daniel, who is the locksmith at the Natural History Museum of Paris. Daniel fosters a sense of independence in Marie-Laure throughout her childhood by hand-crafting models of their neighborhood so she can navigate confidently on her own.
Marie-Laure is...
But proceed with caution: there are spoilers ahead.
Who Is Marie-Laure LeBlanc?
Marie-Laure is a blind Parisian girl who lives with her widowed father, Daniel, who is the locksmith at the Natural History Museum of Paris. Daniel fosters a sense of independence in Marie-Laure throughout her childhood by hand-crafting models of their neighborhood so she can navigate confidently on her own.
Marie-Laure is...
- 11/3/2023
- by Jada Welch Olson
- Popsugar.com
All the Light We Cannot See is a World War II limited drama series created by Steven Knight and directed by Shawn Levy. The Netflix series is based on Anthony Doerr‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name and it revolves around two teenagers at the height of WWII. Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and Werner Pfennig and a German boy, who was forced to join the Nazi army. All the Light We Cannot See stars Aria Mia Loberti and Louis Hofmann in the lead roles with Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the Netflix series here are some similar movies and TV shows that you should watch next.
World on Fire (Prime Video Add-On) Credit – BBC One
Synopsis: World on Fire is an adrenalized, emotionally gripping, and resonant World War II drama that follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in...
World on Fire (Prime Video Add-On) Credit – BBC One
Synopsis: World on Fire is an adrenalized, emotionally gripping, and resonant World War II drama that follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in...
- 11/2/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Netflix is nothing if not a goldmine of content, with basically something to watch for everyone, and today we are making a list of the best new shows coming to Netflix in November 2023 that you can watch in the upcoming month. The TV shows in this list are ranked according to their availability dates.
Six Feet Under Seasons 1-5 (November 1)
Synopsis: When death is your business, what is your life? From Oscar(R)-winning screenwriter Alan Ball (‘American Beauty’) comes this award-winning HBO drama series that takes a darkly comic look at a dysfunctional L.A. family that runs a funeral business. With Peter Krause, Frances Conroy, Michael C. Hall, Lauren Ambrose and Rachel Griffiths.
All the Light We Cannot See Season 1 (November 2)
Synopsis: Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All The Light We Cannot See is a groundbreaking limited series that follows the story of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl and her father,...
Six Feet Under Seasons 1-5 (November 1)
Synopsis: When death is your business, what is your life? From Oscar(R)-winning screenwriter Alan Ball (‘American Beauty’) comes this award-winning HBO drama series that takes a darkly comic look at a dysfunctional L.A. family that runs a funeral business. With Peter Krause, Frances Conroy, Michael C. Hall, Lauren Ambrose and Rachel Griffiths.
All the Light We Cannot See Season 1 (November 2)
Synopsis: Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All The Light We Cannot See is a groundbreaking limited series that follows the story of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl and her father,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
In 2019, Netflix and Shawn Levy’s production company 21 Laps Entertainment acquired the rights to adapt Anthony Doerr’s 2014 war novel All the Light We Cannot See for television. The Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller tells the story of two teenagers whose paths cross during the height of World War II in occupied France: Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind French girl, and Werner Pfennig, a German boy who is kidnapped and forced to become a Nazi soldier.
The four-part drama, which counts Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie among its cast, was developed by British screenwriter Steven Knight who also serves as an executive producer of the limited series (which released Thursday).
“What I have learned is that the story is the story, and it doesn’t necessarily fit the conventional boxes,” Knight says of adapting Doerr’s novel. “I wanted the story to be as long as the story is, and it was perfect for four hours.
The four-part drama, which counts Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie among its cast, was developed by British screenwriter Steven Knight who also serves as an executive producer of the limited series (which released Thursday).
“What I have learned is that the story is the story, and it doesn’t necessarily fit the conventional boxes,” Knight says of adapting Doerr’s novel. “I wanted the story to be as long as the story is, and it was perfect for four hours.
- 11/2/2023
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Don’t go into Netflix’s adaptation of All The Light We Cannot See expecting it to be a direct translation of Anthony Doerr’s bestselling novel.
The four-part limited series, which launched on Thursday, is quite liberal at time when it comes to bringing the story to life on screen. But, a page-for-page adaptation was never the goal. Instead, director and executive producer Shawn Levy told Deadline he expects audiences to feel “the heart of the story” is present throughout.
Crediting screenwriter Steven Knight, who penned the series, Levy used this analogy: “The book is the mountain. The mountain will always exist. Long after us, the mountain will be here. We did a painting of that mountain. We’re not trying to replace it. We’re not trying to make a photograph or a Xerox. It’s our impression of that mountain.”
“If we’ve done our job right,...
The four-part limited series, which launched on Thursday, is quite liberal at time when it comes to bringing the story to life on screen. But, a page-for-page adaptation was never the goal. Instead, director and executive producer Shawn Levy told Deadline he expects audiences to feel “the heart of the story” is present throughout.
Crediting screenwriter Steven Knight, who penned the series, Levy used this analogy: “The book is the mountain. The mountain will always exist. Long after us, the mountain will be here. We did a painting of that mountain. We’re not trying to replace it. We’re not trying to make a photograph or a Xerox. It’s our impression of that mountain.”
“If we’ve done our job right,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Before there were dramas on television, there were dramas on the radio. With no visuals to present to their audience, radio series had to conjure up entire worlds out of carefully scripted narration, homespun special effects, and the sheer vibrance of their actors’ voices. Done right, whether back then or in modern podcast fiction, the effect can be magical, with the soundscape creating an experience that can be just as immersive as, if not more than, a story you watch on a screen. Heck, in 1938, Orson Welles nearly caused a...
- 11/2/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
All the Light We Cannot See is a drama series created by Steven Knight, directed by Shawn Levy, and based on the novel by Anthony Doerr.
Prepare your hearts to beat to the rhythm of one of the most sentimental series you can watch on television. “All the Light We Cannot See” is a spectacular production set in the final days of World War II during the German occupation of Paris, in which a blind girl broadcasts a radio program and helps the French resistance win the war. Meanwhile, the Germans search for her, some driven by sentiment and others for different reasons.
The series showcases stunning imagery, such as the breathtaking aerial shots, and boasts solid execution and writing.
However, be warned if you’re not a fan of sentimental stories, because this series delves deeply into the realm of emotions.
All the Light We Cannot See Synopsis
Marie-Laure,...
Prepare your hearts to beat to the rhythm of one of the most sentimental series you can watch on television. “All the Light We Cannot See” is a spectacular production set in the final days of World War II during the German occupation of Paris, in which a blind girl broadcasts a radio program and helps the French resistance win the war. Meanwhile, the Germans search for her, some driven by sentiment and others for different reasons.
The series showcases stunning imagery, such as the breathtaking aerial shots, and boasts solid execution and writing.
However, be warned if you’re not a fan of sentimental stories, because this series delves deeply into the realm of emotions.
All the Light We Cannot See Synopsis
Marie-Laure,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid - TV
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All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix)
Synopsis: 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.
Bio: Tobias Schliessler‘s career has included “Patriots Day,” “Beauty and the Beast,...
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All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix)
Synopsis: 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.
Bio: Tobias Schliessler‘s career has included “Patriots Day,” “Beauty and the Beast,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Chris Beachum and Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Some people remind us that goodness persists during even the darkest days. Such are the compelling characters in the four-part limited series, All the Light We Cannot See, adapted from Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize–winning 2014 novel, about a blind French girl and a German soldier whose fates intertwine during World War II. Daniel LeBlanc (Mark Ruffalo) A kind master locksmith at Paris’ National Museum of Natural History, Daniel flees the city’s 1940 German invasion with his blind young daughter, Marie-Laure. He must protect them from sadistic Nazi Reinhold von Rumpel (Lars Eidinger), who will do anything to possess a priceless diamond Daniel is safeguarding. (Credit: Netflix) Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti) Intellectually curious and brave, Marie-Laure begins illegal radio broadcasts that contain coded information. It’s the first-ever role for Loberti, cast by director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) after a global search for blind and low-vision actors. She says of Ruffalo’s mentorship,...
- 11/1/2023
- TV Insider
Aria Mia Loberti, the breakout star of Shawn Levy’s Netflix limited series “All the Light We Cannot See,” has narrated a new audio edition of Jules Verne’s classic novel “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.”
Loberti, a writer, human rights advocate and Fulbright Scholarship recipient, made her acting debut in “All the Light We Cannot See,” an adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel which will premiere on Netflix Thursday. In the show, Loberti plays Marie-Laure, a courageous blind teenager living in Nazi-occupied France during WWII. As an act of resilience, Marie-Laure Leblanc defies a Nazi ban on radio broadcasts and reads passages from “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” over the radio airwaves every night.
Loberti says she was captivated by the positioning of Verne’s classic novel within Doerr’s book and became interested in recording a full length audiobook of “Twenty Thousand Leagues...
Loberti, a writer, human rights advocate and Fulbright Scholarship recipient, made her acting debut in “All the Light We Cannot See,” an adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel which will premiere on Netflix Thursday. In the show, Loberti plays Marie-Laure, a courageous blind teenager living in Nazi-occupied France during WWII. As an act of resilience, Marie-Laure Leblanc defies a Nazi ban on radio broadcasts and reads passages from “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” over the radio airwaves every night.
Loberti says she was captivated by the positioning of Verne’s classic novel within Doerr’s book and became interested in recording a full length audiobook of “Twenty Thousand Leagues...
- 10/31/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Prolific producer and director Shawn Levy fell in love with “All the Light We Cannot See” long before he was attached to adapt the 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr into a new Netflix limited series, out Thursday, November 2. “I did not read it as a filmmaker. I read it as a reader,” he said to IndieWire over Zoom. “By the time I got back from whatever holiday I was on where I read that book, the rights were already unavailable, having been snatched up by Scott Rudin and Fox Searchlight.”
The story of a blind French teenager Marie-Laure and German soldier Werner connecting via radio, providing each other salvation under the devastation of WWII, caught Levy right as he’d made the deliberate decision to take a step back from directing films, and focus on producing. “I had, at that point, directed maybe like nine movies in 11 or 12 years.
The story of a blind French teenager Marie-Laure and German soldier Werner connecting via radio, providing each other salvation under the devastation of WWII, caught Levy right as he’d made the deliberate decision to take a step back from directing films, and focus on producing. “I had, at that point, directed maybe like nine movies in 11 or 12 years.
- 10/31/2023
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
A throwback to when big books became big miniseries, the lavish four-part adaptation of All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, looks and sounds ravishing — James Newton Howard’s lush score will have you choked up from the start. Too bad Steven Knight‘s perfunctory script and Shawn Levy‘s (Stranger Things) blunt direction simplifies the WWII yarn into a manipulative cartoon fable. Nuance being war’s first casualty. As Marie-Laure, the blind French girl broadcasting coded radio messages from a Nazi-occupied seacoast village, exquisite newcomer Aria Mia Loberti (herself sight-impaired) is a find. She’s the best reason to watch as the story devolves into overproduced melodrama. Her counterpart from the war’s other side, as in the novel, is Werner (Louis Hofmann), a young and very reluctant German soldier who happens ...
- 10/31/2023
- TV Insider
‘All the Light We Cannot See’ panel: A global casting search finds two needles in a haystack [Watch]
People will look at the cast of the epic Netflix limited series adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning World War II-themed novel “All the Light We Cannot See” from author Anthony Doerr and finds a few names that catch their eye – specifically Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie. They’re big names with decades-long acting pedigrees, after all. But the real stars of the four-parter that premieres in its entirety on November 2 are two females you have never heard of – one a young child, the other a young woman – for whom the series is their introduction to performing: Nell Sutton and Aria Mia Loberti.
The two portray the same role a decade or so apart and are the product of a global casting search for actresses to play the lead character Marie-Laure LeBlanc. As “All the Light We Cannot See” casting director Lucy Bevan told an audience at the DGA Theater in...
The two portray the same role a decade or so apart and are the product of a global casting search for actresses to play the lead character Marie-Laure LeBlanc. As “All the Light We Cannot See” casting director Lucy Bevan told an audience at the DGA Theater in...
- 10/27/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Plot: The story of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl and her father, Daniel LeBlanc, who flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis. Relentlessly pursued by a cruel Gestapo officer who seeks to possess the stone for his own selfish means, Marie-Laure and Daniel soon find refuge in St. Malo, where they take up residence with a reclusive uncle who transmits clandestine radio broadcasts as part of the resistance. Yet here in this once-idyllic seaside city, Marie-Laure’s path also collides inexorably with the unlikeliest of kindred spirits: Werner, a brilliant teenager enlisted by Hitler’s regime to track down illegal broadcasts, who instead shares a secret connection to Marie-Laure as well as her faith in humanity and the possibility of hope.
Review: Anthony Doerr’s acclaimed novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 2015, one year after Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch.
Review: Anthony Doerr’s acclaimed novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 2015, one year after Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch.
- 10/26/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Shawn Levy, whose limited series “All The Light We Cannot See” is premiering on Netflix on Nov. 2, was supposed to have a packed year, between the filming “Deadpool 3” and Season 5 of “Stranger Things” of which he’s an executive producer and director. With both productions paused due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes, Levy has instead been busy promoting “All the Light We Cannot See,” an adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The series, which he describes as “more timely than ever,” stars Aria Mia Loberti as Marie-Laure, a courageous blind teenager living in Nazi-occupied France. After meeting Levy on the French set of “All the Light We Cannot See” in Saint-Malo last year, I had a chance to speak with him in recent weeks for a feature that ran in Variety‘s Oct. 18 issue. We spoke about his mystery “Star Wars” movie, the impact of the dual...
- 10/23/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
That summer of 2022, the walled coastal French town of Saint-Malo got a taste of Hollywood, with “Stranger Things” director-executive producer Shawn Levy running up and down the windy beach, fiercely determined to shoot crucial scenes of his World War II-set Netflix series “All the Light We Cannot See.”
It wasn’t over-the-top action that Levy was hyped about, but rather an intimate father-daughter moment portrayed by Mark Ruffalo and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti, who plays Marie-Laure, a courageous blind teenager living in Nazi-occupied France.
Loberti, who is a Ph.D. student in rhetoric at Penn State, was discovered through a worldwide casting call for actors who are blind or visually impaired. In “All the Light We Cannot See,” Marie (as she’s called in the series) crosses paths with Werner (Louis Hofmann), a conflicted young German soldier hired for his radio tech skills, who is willing to challenge orders. The textured adaptation,...
It wasn’t over-the-top action that Levy was hyped about, but rather an intimate father-daughter moment portrayed by Mark Ruffalo and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti, who plays Marie-Laure, a courageous blind teenager living in Nazi-occupied France.
Loberti, who is a Ph.D. student in rhetoric at Penn State, was discovered through a worldwide casting call for actors who are blind or visually impaired. In “All the Light We Cannot See,” Marie (as she’s called in the series) crosses paths with Werner (Louis Hofmann), a conflicted young German soldier hired for his radio tech skills, who is willing to challenge orders. The textured adaptation,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The trailer for Netflix‘s new World War II limited series has been released.
Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie star alongside Aria Mia Loberti, Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, and Nell Sutton in All the Light We Cannot See, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Anthony Doerr.
Keep reading to find out more…
The upcoming series, directed and executive produced by Shawn Levy, “follows the story of Marie-Laure (Loberti), a blind French girl and her father, Daniel LeBlanc (Ruffalo), who flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis. Relentlessly pursued by a cruel Gestapo officer who seeks to possess the stone for his own selfish means, Marie-Laure and Daniel soon find refuge in St. Malo, where they take up residence with a reclusive uncle (Laurie) who transmits clandestine radio broadcasts as part of the resistance,” reads the synopsis.
Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie star alongside Aria Mia Loberti, Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, and Nell Sutton in All the Light We Cannot See, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Anthony Doerr.
Keep reading to find out more…
The upcoming series, directed and executive produced by Shawn Levy, “follows the story of Marie-Laure (Loberti), a blind French girl and her father, Daniel LeBlanc (Ruffalo), who flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis. Relentlessly pursued by a cruel Gestapo officer who seeks to possess the stone for his own selfish means, Marie-Laure and Daniel soon find refuge in St. Malo, where they take up residence with a reclusive uncle (Laurie) who transmits clandestine radio broadcasts as part of the resistance,” reads the synopsis.
- 10/4/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Netflix this morning dropped the official trailer for the World War II-themed four-part limited series adaptation “All the Light We Cannot See” from executive producers Shawn Levy (“Stranger Things”) and Steven Knight that premieres November 2 on the streamer. Levy also directed and Knight adapted the script for all four installments from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Anthony Doerr. The cast features Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, Helene Cardona, Aria Mia Loberti, Marion Bailey and Nell Sutton. Watch the trailer above.
“All the Light We Cannot See” follows the story of Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Loberti), a blind French girl, and her father, Daniel LeBlanc (Ruffalo), who flee German-occupied Paris with a priceless diamond in order to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis. The pair are relentlessly pursued by a cruel Gestapo officer (Eldinger) who seeks to possess the stone for his own selfish ends.
Netflix this morning dropped the official trailer for the World War II-themed four-part limited series adaptation “All the Light We Cannot See” from executive producers Shawn Levy (“Stranger Things”) and Steven Knight that premieres November 2 on the streamer. Levy also directed and Knight adapted the script for all four installments from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Anthony Doerr. The cast features Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, Helene Cardona, Aria Mia Loberti, Marion Bailey and Nell Sutton. Watch the trailer above.
“All the Light We Cannot See” follows the story of Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Loberti), a blind French girl, and her father, Daniel LeBlanc (Ruffalo), who flee German-occupied Paris with a priceless diamond in order to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis. The pair are relentlessly pursued by a cruel Gestapo officer (Eldinger) who seeks to possess the stone for his own selfish ends.
- 10/3/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Netflix has launched a new trailer for the Shawn Levy-directed limited series ‘All The Light We Cannot See.’
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the series follows the story of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl and her father, Daniel LeBlanc, who flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis. Relentlessly pursued by a cruel Gestapo officer who seeks to possess the stone for his own selfish means, Marie-Laure and Daniel soon find refuge in St. Malo, where they take up residence with a reclusive uncle who transmits clandestine radio broadcasts as part of the resistance. Yet here in this once-idyllic seaside city, Marie-Laure’s path also collides inexorably with the unlikeliest of kindred spirits: Werner, a brilliant teenager enlisted by Hitler’s regime to track down illegal broadcasts, who instead shares a secret connection to Marie-Laure as well as...
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the series follows the story of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl and her father, Daniel LeBlanc, who flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis. Relentlessly pursued by a cruel Gestapo officer who seeks to possess the stone for his own selfish means, Marie-Laure and Daniel soon find refuge in St. Malo, where they take up residence with a reclusive uncle who transmits clandestine radio broadcasts as part of the resistance. Yet here in this once-idyllic seaside city, Marie-Laure’s path also collides inexorably with the unlikeliest of kindred spirits: Werner, a brilliant teenager enlisted by Hitler’s regime to track down illegal broadcasts, who instead shares a secret connection to Marie-Laure as well as...
- 10/3/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The official trailer for Netflix’s groundbreaking new limited series “All The Light We Cannot See” has arrived.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr of the same name and starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, “Dark” breakout Louis Hoffman, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti – who stuns in her first ever acting role – the series is directed and executive produced by Canadian filmmaker Shawn Levy, written by Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders”), and recently had its world premiere at TIFF on September 10.
Aria Mia Loberti as Marie-Laure in episode 101 of “All the Light We Cannot See”. — Photo: Doane Gregory/Netflix
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The upcoming World War II-set series “follows the story of Marie-Laure (Loberti), a blind French girl and her father, Daniel LeBlanc (Ruffalo), who flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to...
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr of the same name and starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, “Dark” breakout Louis Hoffman, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti – who stuns in her first ever acting role – the series is directed and executive produced by Canadian filmmaker Shawn Levy, written by Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders”), and recently had its world premiere at TIFF on September 10.
Aria Mia Loberti as Marie-Laure in episode 101 of “All the Light We Cannot See”. — Photo: Doane Gregory/Netflix
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The upcoming World War II-set series “follows the story of Marie-Laure (Loberti), a blind French girl and her father, Daniel LeBlanc (Ruffalo), who flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to...
- 10/3/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
It’s been a busy few years for Shawn Levy. In the past few years alone, he’s directed :a[Free Guy]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/free-guy/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} and :a[The Adam Project]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/the-adam-project/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'}, and until the strikes kicked in he was :a[underway on Deadpool 3]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/deadpool-3-wolverine-yellow-suit/' target='blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} – all while continuing to produce and director on :a[Stranger Things]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/stranger-things-season-4-volume-1/' target='blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'}. Somehow, in among that, he also found the time to direct all four episodes of :a[All The Light We Cannot See]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/mark-ruffalo-netflix-war-drama-all-the-light-we-cannot-see-trailer/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} – a World War 2 drama coming to Netflix,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - Movies
"I know that broadcasting could get me executed... but I will not be silenced." This series looks like it will be terrific. Netflix has revealed a riveting full 3-minute official trailer for the series based on the acclaimed book All the Light We Cannot See, an epic World War II survival thriller. Directed by Shawn Levy, the book has so much that they've split this into a four-part series - essentially two features that will be debuting as a mini-series later this year. They even have been promoting is as one 4-hour long movie. All the Light We Cannot See tells the story of the extraordinary power of human connection. Over the course of a decade, it focuses on the lives of Marie-Laure Leblanc, a blind French girl taking refuge with her uncle, and Werner Pfennig, a brilliant German teenager with an expertise in radio repair. Through a shared secret connection,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Acclaimed novel “All the Light We Cannot See” is landing the small screen treatment courtesy of Shawn Levy’s vision for a Netflix limited series.
Mark Ruffalo and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti star as a father-daughter duo who escape German-occupied Paris to flee the Nazis. The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr was adapted by “Peaky Blinders” scribe Steven Knight.
The official synopsis reads: The series follows the story of Marie-Laure (Loberti), a blind French girl and her father, Daniel LeBlanc (Ruffalo), who flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis. Relentlessly pursued by a cruel Gestapo officer who seeks to possess the stone for his own selfish reasons, Marie-Laure and Daniel soon find refuge in St. Malo, where they take up residence with a reclusive uncle (Hugh Laurie) who transmits clandestine radio broadcasts as part of the resistance. Yet...
Mark Ruffalo and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti star as a father-daughter duo who escape German-occupied Paris to flee the Nazis. The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr was adapted by “Peaky Blinders” scribe Steven Knight.
The official synopsis reads: The series follows the story of Marie-Laure (Loberti), a blind French girl and her father, Daniel LeBlanc (Ruffalo), who flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis. Relentlessly pursued by a cruel Gestapo officer who seeks to possess the stone for his own selfish reasons, Marie-Laure and Daniel soon find refuge in St. Malo, where they take up residence with a reclusive uncle (Hugh Laurie) who transmits clandestine radio broadcasts as part of the resistance. Yet...
- 10/3/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Netflix unveiled the full trailer for “All the Light We Cannot See,” its limited series adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, on Tuesday, offering a closer look at the prestige drama.
“Stranger Things” and “Shadow and Bone” executive producer Shawn Levy directed all four episodes of Steven Knight’s teleplay, which follows the stories of Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti) and Werner (Louis Hoffman) as they intersect during World War II in German-occupied France. Marie-Laure rebels against the Nazis with her nightly broadcasts, while she roams the streets with her walking stick — she is blind — by day. Werner was trained to pick up radio frequencies at the institution where he was inducted into the German armed forces. His affinity for tracing airwaves and soundwaves sets him on a collision course to discover Marie-Laure’s clandestine broadcasts.
“Before I begin my broadcast today I have something to say,” Loberti...
“Stranger Things” and “Shadow and Bone” executive producer Shawn Levy directed all four episodes of Steven Knight’s teleplay, which follows the stories of Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti) and Werner (Louis Hoffman) as they intersect during World War II in German-occupied France. Marie-Laure rebels against the Nazis with her nightly broadcasts, while she roams the streets with her walking stick — she is blind — by day. Werner was trained to pick up radio frequencies at the institution where he was inducted into the German armed forces. His affinity for tracing airwaves and soundwaves sets him on a collision course to discover Marie-Laure’s clandestine broadcasts.
“Before I begin my broadcast today I have something to say,” Loberti...
- 10/3/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
One woman’s voice could be the light that a war-torn nation needs in the first trailer for “All the Light We Cannot See,” Netflix’s limited series adaptation of the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr.
Set during World War II, the story follows a blind French teenager, Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti), who escapes from German-occupied Paris with her father, Daniel LeBlanc (Mark Ruffalo). The two have a legendary stone in their possession that they must keep from falling into the hands of Nazi looters. The pair seek shelter with Marie-Laure’s uncle, Etienne LeBlanc (Hugh Laurie) in St. Malo, France. Etienne belongs to the French Resistance and records secret radio broadcasts.
The first trailer sees Marie-Laure become a pivotal voice for her uncle’s war efforts. Her words make her the target of the Nazis.
“I know that broadcasting could get me executed, but I will not be silenced,...
Set during World War II, the story follows a blind French teenager, Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti), who escapes from German-occupied Paris with her father, Daniel LeBlanc (Mark Ruffalo). The two have a legendary stone in their possession that they must keep from falling into the hands of Nazi looters. The pair seek shelter with Marie-Laure’s uncle, Etienne LeBlanc (Hugh Laurie) in St. Malo, France. Etienne belongs to the French Resistance and records secret radio broadcasts.
The first trailer sees Marie-Laure become a pivotal voice for her uncle’s war efforts. Her words make her the target of the Nazis.
“I know that broadcasting could get me executed, but I will not be silenced,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Valerie Wu
- Variety Film + TV
The official trailer for All the Light We Cannot See provides a more in-depth look at the World War II drama based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller of the same name.
The Netflix limited series, directed and executive produced by Shawn Levy, stars Mark Ruffalo, Aria Mia Loberti, Louis Hofmann, Hugh Laurie and Lars Eidinger, among others. Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) wrote the script.
Told over the course of four episodes, All the Light We Cannot See “follows Marie-Laure (Loberti), a blind French girl and her father, Daniel (Ruffalo), who flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis.”
They take up residence in a small seaside city called St. Malo with their reclusive uncle, played by Laurie, who broadcasts radio shows as part of the resistance against the Nazis. When Marie-Laure begins broadcasting as well, her path collides with kindred...
The Netflix limited series, directed and executive produced by Shawn Levy, stars Mark Ruffalo, Aria Mia Loberti, Louis Hofmann, Hugh Laurie and Lars Eidinger, among others. Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) wrote the script.
Told over the course of four episodes, All the Light We Cannot See “follows Marie-Laure (Loberti), a blind French girl and her father, Daniel (Ruffalo), who flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis.”
They take up residence in a small seaside city called St. Malo with their reclusive uncle, played by Laurie, who broadcasts radio shows as part of the resistance against the Nazis. When Marie-Laure begins broadcasting as well, her path collides with kindred...
- 10/3/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix is sending us to the battlefields of World War II with its new miniseries All the Light We Cannot See — but it’s offering a glimmer of hope as well.
The streaming giant has released a new trailer for the series, premiering Thursday, Nov. 2 (which you watch above), with Mark Ruffalo starring as Daniel LeBlanc, who flees Nazi-occupied Paris with his blind daughter Marie-Laure in tow. They hide out with an eccentric uncle played by Hugh Laurie, and Marie-Laure (Aria Mia Loberti) grows up to become an underground radio broadcaster, using her words to fight the incoming Nazi empire.
The streaming giant has released a new trailer for the series, premiering Thursday, Nov. 2 (which you watch above), with Mark Ruffalo starring as Daniel LeBlanc, who flees Nazi-occupied Paris with his blind daughter Marie-Laure in tow. They hide out with an eccentric uncle played by Hugh Laurie, and Marie-Laure (Aria Mia Loberti) grows up to become an underground radio broadcaster, using her words to fight the incoming Nazi empire.
- 10/3/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
“Ladies and gentlemen, before I begin my broadcast today, I have something to say. In this time of darkness, of invading cities, I’m trying to remember night lasts forever, darkness lasts not even for one second when you turn on the light. I know that broadcasting can get me executed, but I will not be silenced,” Marie-Laure (Aria Mia Loberti) says in the All the Light We Cannot See trailer. “I hope you will tune in again tomorrow.” The limited series, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr, follows Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and her father, Daniel LeBlanc (Mark Ruffalo), who flee German-occupied Paris during World War 2 with a legendary diamond to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis. They’re pursued by a cruel Gestapo officer who wants the stone for his own selfish means and soon find refuge in St. Malo,...
- 10/3/2023
- TV Insider
During one of the many flashbacks in “All the Light We Cannot See,” Marie-Laure (Aria Mia Loberti) sits with her great-uncle, Etienne (Hugh Laurie), as the aging Frenchman casts a line into the English Channel. Their fishing expedition is both a ploy and, well, a fishing expedition: They’re trawling for intelligence, not dinner, as Etienne describes the new boats docked nearby to his blind grandniece, who dutifully writes down whatever she’s told. Later, their reports will be shared with the Allies over the radio, but only if their cover, the fishing pole, masks their more critical tool: the typewriter. Nazi troops have taken over the small French town of Saint-Malo, and a cadre of Germans soon stumble upon their two-person operation. As an inquisitive officer demands answers from Marie, Etienne reaches into his tackle box for a makeshift weapon. If they don’t buy her story, he knows what must be done.
- 9/10/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
"The chance to work with really committed & intelligent & passionate people is the greatest privilege." Netflix has unveiled a new 4-minute behind-the-scenes featurette for their upcoming series acclaimed book All the Light We Cannot See, an epic World War II survival thriller. Directed by Shawn Levy, the book has so much that they've split this into a four-part series - essentially two features that will be debuting as a mini-series later this year. He even says in this video that he pretty much went and made one, long 4-hour movie. All the Light We Cannot See tells the story of the extraordinary power of human connection. Over the course of a decade, it focuses on the lives of Marie-Laure Leblanc, a blind French girl taking refuge with her uncle, and Werner Pfennig, a brilliant German teenager with an expertise in radio repair. Through a shared secret connection, they find faith in...
- 9/8/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Shawn Levy and the cast of Netflix’s “All the Light We Cannot See” are giving a special look at the “timeless” limited series in a behind-the-scenes featurette that debuted Thursday.
“All the Light We Cannot See” is based on the Anthony Doerr novel of the same name that follows the story of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and her father as they navigate German-occupied Paris during World War II. Steven Knight adapted the book.
Director and executive producer Levy searched for an actor who could fill the shoes of Marie, landing upon Aria Mia Loberti, who is visually impaired. “Maria’s experience of blindness is not a catalyst for the story necessarily,” said Loberti, adding that “it is her experience as a blind girl navigating love and loss at the time of war.”
Levy revealed that Loberti never had intentions of being an actor, and the Netflix series served as her first audition.
“All the Light We Cannot See” is based on the Anthony Doerr novel of the same name that follows the story of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and her father as they navigate German-occupied Paris during World War II. Steven Knight adapted the book.
Director and executive producer Levy searched for an actor who could fill the shoes of Marie, landing upon Aria Mia Loberti, who is visually impaired. “Maria’s experience of blindness is not a catalyst for the story necessarily,” said Loberti, adding that “it is her experience as a blind girl navigating love and loss at the time of war.”
Levy revealed that Loberti never had intentions of being an actor, and the Netflix series served as her first audition.
- 9/7/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix on Thursday released a behind-the-scenes look at the production of “All the Light We Cannot See,” introducing star and first-time actress Aria Mia Loberti.
Produced and directed by Shawn Levy, the series based on the best-selling Pulitzer Prize winning novel from author Anthony Doerr, stars Loberti as Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind French teen during the Nazi occupation of France in World War II.
The clip explains how Loberti inhabits the role.
“This massive part in this epic series, it’s probably one of the best gifts I’ve ever been given,” Loberti says in the featurette.
The film also stars Louis Hofmann as Werner Pfennig, Mark Ruffalo as Marie-Laure’s father Daniel LeBlanc and Hugh Laurie as Marie-Laure’s uncle Etienne LeBlanc.
Levy wanted the process of casting Marie-Laure to be “authentic and equitable” to people with the experience of blindness or low vision. His solution was to find...
Produced and directed by Shawn Levy, the series based on the best-selling Pulitzer Prize winning novel from author Anthony Doerr, stars Loberti as Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind French teen during the Nazi occupation of France in World War II.
The clip explains how Loberti inhabits the role.
“This massive part in this epic series, it’s probably one of the best gifts I’ve ever been given,” Loberti says in the featurette.
The film also stars Louis Hofmann as Werner Pfennig, Mark Ruffalo as Marie-Laure’s father Daniel LeBlanc and Hugh Laurie as Marie-Laure’s uncle Etienne LeBlanc.
Levy wanted the process of casting Marie-Laure to be “authentic and equitable” to people with the experience of blindness or low vision. His solution was to find...
- 9/7/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Not content with producing approximately half the movies and TV series around (including Stranger Things), Shawn Levy has another project for Netflix – limited series drama All The Light We Cannot See. The first teaser trailer for the series, which boats the talents of Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie among others, arrived during the company's Tudum event. Take a look…
Based on Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same name, the four-part series takes us back in time to German-occupied Paris.
The coming-of-age story follows French teenager named Marie-Laure (Aria Mia Loberti) who is blind and connects with Werner (Louis Hofmann), a German orphan, through radio frequencies. As Marie-Laure and her father (Ruffalo) flee Paris to her uncle’s (Laurie) house in Saint-Malo, the two strangers’ paths intertwine.
All The Light We Cannot See will premiere on Netflix on 2 November.
Based on Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same name, the four-part series takes us back in time to German-occupied Paris.
The coming-of-age story follows French teenager named Marie-Laure (Aria Mia Loberti) who is blind and connects with Werner (Louis Hofmann), a German orphan, through radio frequencies. As Marie-Laure and her father (Ruffalo) flee Paris to her uncle’s (Laurie) house in Saint-Malo, the two strangers’ paths intertwine.
All The Light We Cannot See will premiere on Netflix on 2 November.
- 6/20/2023
- by James White
- Empire - TV
"If you can hear me, remember... Darkness lasts not even for one second – when you turn on the light." During the recent Tudum event, Netflix revealed another short 60-second teaser for their adaptation of the acclaimed book All the Light We Cannot See, an epic World War II survival thriller. Directed by Shawn Levy (The Adam Project), the book has so much that they've split this into a four-part series - essentially two full movies that will play as a mini-series later this year. All the Light We Cannot See tells the story of the extraordinary power of human connection. Over the course of a decade, it focuses on the lives of Marie-Laure Leblanc, a blind French girl taking refuge with her uncle, and Werner Pfennig, a brilliant German teenager with an expertise in radio repair. Through a shared secret connection, they find faith in humanity and the possibility of hope.
- 6/19/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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