Die verlorenen Blumen der Alice Hart

We just 'binged' the first three episodes and honestly can't wait for next week's instalment. Great story with lots of interesting twists. Our fingers are crossed that the same high standard is maintained right through the 7 episodes. Very impressive so far.

Alyla Browne does a magnificent job of playing the part of a young Alice Hart. A great talent at such a young age. I'm certain we will see a lot more of her into the future.

The senior actors set a standard that would make any director proud and collectively raise the bar for all Aussie productions into the future.

The scenery is beautiful and the cinematography is as good as it gets.

Well done everyone, you have a lot to be proud of.

The strength is the acting of Sigourney Weaver as June, the head of Thornfield. Her transformation from Episode 1 to Episode 7 is truly amazing. She runs Thornfield, and it is a haven for abused women, yet misunderstood by the locals. It is a flower heaven, and in it the flowers tell a story. They are one with nature. Clem is June's son, and he married Agnes, and Alice is their daughter. After a fire, Alice comes to live at Thornfield. But June knows some terrible secrets, yet keeps them from Alice which does not serve either of them well. Alice leaves and cuts off all contact. Yet, the loss of Alice leaves a hole in the heart of June, and her stubbornness eats away at her. Episode 7 is very powerful, and ties a lot of loose ends and some of those loose ends make some of what happened earlier even more potent. Alice thinks she has found happiness far away, but that is only a mirage and she finds out how powerless she really is. There is a lot of complexity in the whole series, and in many ways that is good, as those problems may be solved in one TV episode, but in real life rarely wrapped up neatly. And both the flowers at Thornfield and the scenery throughout the episodes are truly wonderful.

I loved the series, it filled me with different emotions, good and bad, and also it filled me with an unexpected tranquility within the storm of emotions. Finally a story we can all learn from!

It is a drama, with tense and exciting moments that take you to the end of the story quite quickly, I was not bored at any time.

It also has very unexpected and epic moments.

All the actors are very good, and I've always loved S. Weaver. In this series she is wonderful, realistic, stupendous, magnificent, everything one asks for from a good actor, here you have it!

The series maintains the emotion and tension until the very end, I was sorry that it ended, that's the truth. Everything makes sense from beginning to end and the way of life of these women is something that touches my soul. The photography, the stories and meanings of the flowers, simply fascinating. Australia and its wonderful landscapes! And the fantastic houses! Wow!

The theme of the series is very important and treated with a lot of energy and respect. Best thing I've seen on the subject of abused women so far.

If you only like action series, without a theme, don't watch this one.

You see, my enthusiasm is endless. I recommend it without a doubt.

Despite oddly choppy accents and some slower moments than a slow-burning story needs, this is a wonder. It is a story that should be seen and heard. If you haven't know violence, it is crucial; if you have, it is utterly respectful, familiar, perhaps healing.

What the slow burning plot does well is the inching towards reveals and epiphanies that happen as patiently crafted as the scenes surrounding them. No tricks of twists, no Hollywood quick turns.

The journey all these characters take, especially Alice, happens as life happens. One moment at a time.

Characters are complex and dynamic in rare realness; you'll find no heroes where it seems you will and no pure villains.

Flowers grow slowly from seed yet bloom quickly, like this beautiful piece of acting, courage, and community.

This is an excellent series. Some may find it slow moving, but I think the pacing was just right. Sigourney Weaver is, in many ways, odd casting, yet she is the best thing about it. In all logic, the part should have gone to an Australian actress - after all, June is supposed to be an Australian matriarch. The wonderful Judy Davis comes to mind, and I'm sure she would have done a wonderful job, Yet Weaver is exceptional, even if her accent is unclear. The rest of the cast is also excellent, Alice young and old and especially Twig. And it is a great story, one that delivers a series of surprises and twists but is always true to itself. Well worth watching and one of the best series ever made in Australia.