TV series

What Love Means

2008 · 1 season

A tender, sorrowful family chronicle that traces love and loss across decades, leaving a quiet ache.

Overview: The miniseries, for the most part, charts the AIDS epidemic in France from 1980 – present through the microcosm of a family, but particularly through their gay son Nicolas, who narrates the story.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, love, grief, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
grief
identity
survival
Places: big city
home
hospital
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild