This adaptation of Anthony Doerr's 2014 bestselling novel about Marie-Laure, a young blind woman working for the French Resistance, and Werner, a German soldier drawn to her radio broadcasts, received tepid reactions when it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.called it"schmaltzy" as well as"speedy, tear-jerking and handsome enough". But that might not bother the book's many fans, who can now appreciate the appealing cast as well as the dramatic story.
It's the end of the monarchy, as the series that has tantalised viewers by imagining decades of life inside the British Royal Family begins its final season, which will be broken into two parts. The four instalments arriving in November pick up in 1997 after Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorce, and they finish with her death and funeral. As always, rumours have swirled about what real-life events the show will depict.