Testament of Youth

— Vera Brittain’s intense and intimate story of love and the nightmare of war, of valor and honor and loss, is an excellent period piece, unfolding from the British countryside to the frontlines in France and Italy. The foolishness of youth and the loss of innocence are carefully told. It’s a fine film and almost poetic in spite of the devastating scenes of war and the disillusionment that follows. It’s powerful in the feminist and anti-war statements it makes.

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[2015. 129 min. Directed by James Kent. Starring Alicia Vikander, Taron Egerton, Colin Morgan, Dominic West, Emily Watson, and Kit Harington.]
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