Back in the 1960s, the new French series MIXTE available in two stages, June 14 and 21, on Prime Video. The series is directed by Alexandre Castagnetti for the first 4 episodes and by Edouard Salier for the last 4. In total, you will have 8 episodes, which will make you travel back in time. Synopsis: At the door of coeducation at school, the Lycée Voltaire welcomes for the first time girls, 11 girls in a boys' high school! This is a new era for this high school and its residents. Between competitiveness, love, hate, friendship and sometimes lies: the Voltaire high school will tremble, new rules will emerge.
CASTING
Léonie Souchaud, who plays one of the main roles, plays Michèle Magnan. She is new to the Lycée Voltaire like her female classmates. It is often at the heart of attention. He is a character who is not cold in the eyes. 
Anouk Villemin aka Simone Paladino is everyone's friend, she is nice and funny at the same time. She left her family in Algeria to attend classes in France, at the Lycée Voltaire. 
Lula Cotton-Frapier aka Annick Sabani is first in class competing with the best boy in the class. He is a character who has many things to hide. 
Adil Mekki aka Jean-Pierre Magnan is in high school, he is a seducer but he is also Michèle's brother. He will soon find himself involved in Simone's life. 
Nathan Parent plays the pariah of his class, Henri Pichon. He has few friends. However, he will quickly get closer to the girls, which will create jealous. 
Nina Meurisse plays the role of the new English teacher, Camille Couret. 
Pierre Deladonchamps aka Paul Bellanger is the best general supervisor of the school. He is very shy and is married to Jeanne Bellanger, the high school nurse, but what is it really? Amazon finally produces its second French series, Mixte. It takes us back to the 1960s and more precisely to 1963. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri675wRlFvE
A FAITHFUL TRANSCRIPTION OF THE TIME?
At the time of our parents, mixing by origin and gender was rather rare. This is what the directors of this series tried to transcribe. The series takes place in France, in 1963, it is the beginning of mixed schools. Indeed, it was in 1965 that coeducation at school became "normal" for the new structures. This standard was generalized for any establishment in 1975, by the Haby Act. In the Mixed series, the girls arrive in second grade in the Voltaire boys' high school for the first time, and they are in the minority. On the side of ethnic mix, there are very few people of color in the series but we can see a few. However, they are not among the main characters. The series respected the geopolitical situation of the time. For example, one of the characters in the series comes from a Blackfoot family, she came to France alone for her studies but the rest of her family stayed in Algeria. However, we are in 1963, the independence of Algeria is declared in 1962 and the exodus of the pieds-noirs began in 1962. Yet the character doesn't talk about it. Before 2002, that is to say before the profound change in the image of the France on tobacco, the French thought that tobacco was good for health. Doctors, athletes, pregnant women smoked. In Mixte, the cigarette is present in most scenes. In places that may seem unusual to us today, in a classroom, during a disciplinary council for example. The filmmakers have not forgotten this detail, so much so that sometimes we can be shocked by the amount of tobacco they inhale. The sets and outfits of the people are realistic and have been well chosen for the time. Furniture, props in décor and outfits have a vital role in reconstruction and understanding for viewers.
Is it a TOP or a FLOP for MIXED?
With only 4 episodes, the series makes us travel. There are several main characters, we enter the life of each of them in order to better understand them. The evolution of their characters is already felt after a few episodes, we want to discover more. The series is well thought out because it gives us only a few clues about the lives of the characters in order to leave a little mystery and arouse our curiosity. The quality of the acting is good, there is not this overplayed side, it's a good point for the series. We are waiting to see more. Meanwhile, you can watch the first four episodes of Mixed already available on Prime Video !
