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Rating: 7.3/10 by 725 users

Testament of Youth (2014)

Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.

Directing:
  • James Kent
Writing:
  • Juliette Towhidi
  • Vera Brittain
Stars:
Release Date: Tue, Oct 14, 2014

Rating: 7.3/10 by 725 users

Alternative Title:
Testamento de juventud - ES

Country:
Denmark
United Kingdom
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 09 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $1,822,250

Plot Keyword: nurse, world war i, poetry, pacifism, flanders, summer, based on memoir or autobiography, compassion, pacifist, war injury, aspiring writer, nursing, edwardian, oxford university, 1910s, edwardian england, summertime, bad news, tenacity
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> The lesson the WWI taught us that we shouldn't let it fade away. Kind of reminded me 'Atonement', but not a similar movie, except like you know the loved one goes to the war, serving a nurse in the army like stuffs. Actually, this one was a biopic of a young Vera Brittain that set in the England, 1914. Her wish becomes real to attend the university of Oxford, but at a same time the World War I breaks out and puts her dream to a pause while her beloved ones are fighting in the war. She fights her own way to save them and bring safely back home. For that she goes through many difficulties and by the time when war nears the end, the movie as well. I felt it was a bit lengthy, but covers everything without racing towards the end by trimming all the important portions. It was an anti-war theme. It demonstrated the struggles that everyone who linked directly to the war would go through. Like parents, fiancee, siblings, friends who send their loved ones to the war. Especially how the young generations are affected by the sudden warfare. So like the title, Vera tells the story by recalling her memories. The film won't show the battles, but only a glimpse of a few seconds for a couple of times. Alicia Vikander was at her best. She was quite impressive in the recent films of hers. I liked the filmed locations, some of the countryside landscapes were beautiful. The end scene is where it really breaks our heart, makes us to feel what Vera felt. The book which this movie was based on was a bestseller at that time, but was just a someone's story, although the world war two came. It is a good movie about a stupid war. The first major mistake by the man in the modern world, followed by another. 8/10


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