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DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:

A gripping family drama and entrepreneurial fable, set in a post-war Paris fashion house. It exposes the grit behind the glamour of a rising business, spearheaded by two clashing brothers. The atelier staff survived one war, but others loom; rivalries and romances pitting family against family, protégés against mentors, the past against the future.

When this drama appeared on my fire tv screen, I thought, well, I’ll just watch a little bit of it, probably won’t like it, find something else. The surprise, I couldn’t stop watching it. The main character, Paul, is the epitome of an aspiring Frenchman after the end of WWII. He’s mysterious, a little deceitful, well, may be more than a little, and his brother, no less. The mother is played by the fabulous actress, Frances LaTour, who is working hard at protecting and also forcing her sons to do what she wants while living the life she was deprived of in the past. And there’s the anxious wife who suffers her husband’s infidelities but still won’t walk away. The Collection is the gorgeous designer clothes of the mid 20th century and the designer is Claude, Paul’s homosexual brother who has to hide from society’s shameful rules. And then there’s another story in the midst of all this, what did Paul do during the occupation of France by the nazi’s. And was he a collaborator? I hope there will be a season 2 because they left me hanging and wanting more. This is a superb, well-acted drama by some very wonderful actors.

– lucy minnow

This show is amazing! I’m so hooked on all of the characters, everything was beautifully shot. It was great. I need to know what happened to Nina, Claude, Billy, everyone! Please pick a second season of this up, Amazon. I’m surprised this is getting no press. I only happened to stumble upon it in Amazon Video and I’m so glad I did, because I had heard nothing about it prior.

– Amazon Customer

DVD Wholesale Main Features :   

Actors: Valerie Karsenti, Anne Charrier, Jemima West, Catherine Hosmalin
Directors: Jacques Ouaniche
Format: Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Subtitled
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 3
Studio: Music Box Films
DVD Release Date: January 27, 2015
Run Time: 480 minutes