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Titolo originale: Testament of Youth

2014
PG-13
2h 9min

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7,2/10

30.996

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Based on the memoir by Vera Brittain, a British woman recalls coming of age during World War I.

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Period Drama Biography Drama History War

Una donna britannica ricorda la gioventù durante la prima guerra mondiale: una storia d'amore, la futilità della guerra e come dare un senso ai tempi più brutti.Una donna britannica ricorda la gioventù durante la prima guerra mondiale: una storia d'amore, la futilità della guerra e come dare un senso ai tempi più brutti.Una donna britannica ricorda la gioventù durante la prima guerra mondiale: una storia d'amore, la futilità della guerra e come dare un senso ai tempi più brutti.

Regia
- James Kent
Sceneggiatura
- Juliette Towhidi
- Vera Brittain
Star

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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

7,2/10

30.996

LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

Regia
- James Kent
Sceneggiatura
- Juliette Towhidi
- Vera Brittain
Star

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Premi
- 5 vittorie e 7 candidature totali

Quiz
Saoirse Ronan was originally cast as Vera Brittain but she dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Alicia Vikander replaced her.

Blooper
As Roland and Vera meet in late 1914 before he leaves for France, Aunt Belle notices that Roland is sick and she talks about how influenza is ripping through the troops and it's in all the newspapers "Spanish Influenza they call it." The earliest known case of what would only later be called the Spanish flu was in March of 1918--and reports of the plague were zealously suppressed in the press of the belligerent nations for fear that it damaged morale. The only reason the disease, which actually was first documented in Kansas, was named "Spanish Flu", was because Spain was neutral in the war and the Spanish papers were free to report cases, giving the wrong impression elsewhere that Spain was hit first and harder by the disease.

Citazioni
Roland Leighton: Down the long white road we walked together. Down between the grey hills and the heather. You seemed all brown and soft, just like linnet. Your errant hair had shadowed sunbeams in it. And there shone all April in your eyes.

Curiosità sui crediti
During the opening credits, World War I guns can be heard in the background.

Connessioni
Featured in Film '72: Episodio #44.1 (2015)

Colonne sonore
Silver Threads Among the Gold
Written by H.P. Danks & Eben E. Rexford
Performed by John McCormack
Source: Library and Archives
Canada/Silver Threads Among the Gold
1922/AMICUS 31399658

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9/10

An elegant and moving Testament of Youth

Having read some of the negative remarks regarding the film makers' decision to not show extensive scenes from the mucky trenches, I must respectfully disagree. From War Horse to the Wipers Times, there have been quite a few films over the last few years that covered the horrifying reality of life in the trenches of Europe.

I found this to be a well-acted and balanced presentation. It has left me with a lingering sadness and I feel that it has accomplished the purpose of showing the viewers the aching emptiness and futility of war. No one in this story escaped the impact of the World War I years. Although most of the focus is on Vera, we do see the anguish of the others who surround her throughout those years.

Previously unfamiliar with the back-story of this writer, I was very satisfied with the film portrayal of her life.