TV series

Elles et moi

2009 · 1 season

A somber, patient historical drama that lingers on displacement and endurance, rewarding viewers who settle into its long, reflective rhythm.

Overview: January 1939. The fall of Barcelona seals the defeat of the Spanish Republicans. Five hundred thousand of them choose exile. Upon arriving in France, the men are disarmed and interned in camps. As for the families, the administration distributes them among makeshift centers, several of which are in Ardèche. Elles et moi chooses to follow the fate of the Esteva family during these terrible months and the five years of war that follow. Lluis, the father, lives in hope of reconquest. Pilar, his courageous and energetic wife, feels that this new country will become her home for a long time to come. She thus leads her two children, Isabel and Ignacio, into this new life...
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, dark and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, isolation, memory
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
isolation
memory
identity
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild