本片并不是从政治和军事角度，而是从士兵、家庭主妇、工人、护士和孩童角度来讲述一战的故事。本片再现了战争对14位主角的人生带来重大影响的事件，并把他们的命运交织在一起。本片所讲述的不仅是一战的政治或军事历史，而且是一段深刻展现了平常人真情实感的故事。
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14 - Diaries of the Great War is a 2014 international documentary drama series about World War I. It uses a mix of fictionalized scenes , archive footage, and animation. All episodes were directed by Jan Peter, series authors were Jan Peter and Yury Winterberg. In a dramatic advisory capacity, Dutch producer and screenwriter Maarten van der Duin and BBC-author Andrew Bampfield worked on the film's development. The series is based on an idea by Gunnar Dedio, producer at the film company LOOKS Leipzig and Ulrike Dotzer, the Head of Department ARTE at Norddeutscher Rundfunk.
The individual episodes of the series tell the story of the First World War, not from the perspective of politicians and the military; but from the perspective of soldiers, housewives, factory workers, nurses and children. In total there are 14 main characters. Meaningful scenes from their lives are re-enacted and intertwined. The result is not only a political or military history of the First World War, but a story that poignantly captures the feelings and moods of the people.
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La Première Guerre Mondiale racontée par les journaux de guerre et la correspondance de 14 témoins et acteurs du conflit, célèbres ou i nconnus, hommes ou femmes, adultes ou enfants, autrichiens, allemands, Italiens, russes, Français, Britanniques ou Canadiens.
En abordant cet évènement sous l'angle humain et personnel, il est ainsi permis de donner un éclairage plus intime et aussi plus universel, donc très actuel, sur les drames engendrés par toutes les guerres. Car quel conflit aujourd'hui ne provoque pas les mêmes ravages ?
