TV series

Nana

1968 · 1 season

A stately, sombre period chamber piece that watches ambition and appetite corrode the powerful, coolly observant and quietly tragic.

Overview: Nana is a five-part British television miniseries based on Émile Zola's 1880 novel of the same name about the rise of Nana Coupeau, a young woman from the Parisian slums who becomes a famous actress and high-class prostitute, captivating and ultimately ruining many powerful men during the French Second Empire.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, cynical and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, power, ambition, corruption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
ambition
corruption
gender
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild