Directed by:
Tom HarperScreenplay:
Andrew DaviesCinematography:
George SteelComposer:
Martin PhippsCast:
Paul Dano, James Norton, Lily James, Adrian Edmondson, Aisling Loftus, Greta Scacchi, Jack Lowden, Tuppence Middleton, Aneurin Barnard, Jessie Buckley (more)VOD (1)
Episodes(6)
Plots(1)
Russia 1805. When we first meet Pierre (Paul Dano), Natasha (Lily James) and Andrei (James Norton), their youthful ambition, despite their privileged circumstances, is to find meaning in their lives. Kind-hearted but awkward Pierre, the illegitimate son of Russia’s richest man, wants to change the world for the better. The beautiful and spirited Natasha is searching for true love, while handsome and gallant Andrei, frustrated with the superficiality of society, seeks a higher purpose. At the same time Napoleon’s army edges ever closer to Russia’s borders. As everything they thought they knew is thrown into question, Pierre, Andrei and Natasha find themselves in a time when Russian lives are about to change forever. (2 Entertain Video)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user DaViD´82 (1)
War and Peace (2016)
If you can get over the fact that "Russian soul" has disappeared from it and it is so noticeably British aristocratic and somewhat unnecessarily decadent in the behavior of some characters, it's excellent (so far). That is for sure. It's just no longer THE War and Peace. Which is a bit strange, especially when it strikes your eyes how many times Harper has seen Bondarchuk's version. In any case, you will hardly see a better television (not only) production with such a cast again, and if so, it will hardly be of such high quality.
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