In Love and War is a 1996 romance drama film based on the book, Hemingway in Love and War by Henry S. Villard and James Nagel, starring Mackenzie Astin, Chris O'Donnell, Sandra Bullock, and Margot Steinberg. This film takes place during World War I, and is based on the World War I experiences of the writer Ernest Hemingway. It was directed by Richard Attenborough. The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.
A twenty-six –year old American nurse Agnes Kurovsky arrived to Italy as a Red Cross volunteer. There she met a young lieutenant Earnest Hemingway. They fell in love and were going to marry after the war, but circumstances had changed. Henry went to Italy and Agnes stayed in Italy, where a rich doctor proposed her to marry him. She almost agreed and wrote about it to Henry. It became the reason for their separation. Later the girl came to Henry and said about her feelings to him, but his pride made him refuse of his love.
As for the acting, I should say that all the actors were great. They got used to the war and performed their characters very vividly. It made me watch this film with great interest since Sandra Bullock and Chris O'Donnell looked exactly like I imagined Henry and his beloved.
Directing was also on high. There were no unnecessary episodes in the film. Every scene was important for the whole perception of the development of relationships between Henry and Agnes.
To crown it all, I’d like to underline that this film impressed me greatly. It really made me think of love which was born during the war, whether it was true feeling or just a temporary love affair. Somebody can condemn Agnes for a moment of weakness, when she almost agreed to marry an Italian doctor. However, if we explore the situation more carefully, we will understand that everything is not as simple as it seems to be. She was a wise girl, who understood all the responsibility of her choice and he was just a young passionate proud boy. So, this story gives us a real example of difficult relationships between man and woman in unusual circumstances.
A twenty-six –year old American nurse Agnes Kurovsky arrived to Italy as a Red Cross volunteer. There she met a young lieutenant Earnest Hemingway. They fell in love and were going to marry after the war, but circumstances had changed. Henry went to Italy and Agnes stayed in Italy, where a rich doctor proposed her to marry him. She almost agreed and wrote about it to Henry. It became the reason for their separation. Later the girl came to Henry and said about her feelings to him, but his pride made him refuse of his love.
As for the acting, I should say that all the actors were great. They got used to the war and performed their characters very vividly. It made me watch this film with great interest since Sandra Bullock and Chris O'Donnell looked exactly like I imagined Henry and his beloved.
Directing was also on high. There were no unnecessary episodes in the film. Every scene was important for the whole perception of the development of relationships between Henry and Agnes.
To crown it all, I’d like to underline that this film impressed me greatly. It really made me think of love which was born during the war, whether it was true feeling or just a temporary love affair. Somebody can condemn Agnes for a moment of weakness, when she almost agreed to marry an Italian doctor. However, if we explore the situation more carefully, we will understand that everything is not as simple as it seems to be. She was a wise girl, who understood all the responsibility of her choice and he was just a young passionate proud boy. So, this story gives us a real example of difficult relationships between man and woman in unusual circumstances.
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