Tag Archives: WWI
Today We Live (1933)
“It’s worth a World War to get a uniform like that.” Today We Live is a weepy melodrama set in WWI–notable for its cast: Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, and Robert Young. Directed by Howard Hawks and based on … Continue reading
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Black and White in Colour (1976)
“The conviction we hold of our own superiority.” At a remote outpost in Africa, a handful of French expatriates receive the news that WWI has begun. By the time the news arrives, the war is already well underway. News of … Continue reading
Filed under (Anti) War, France, Political/social films
My Boy Jack (2007)
“If our brief is to tell the truth but a truth that is bearable to the British people, do we dilute the figures?” Whenever I watch films concerning WWI, I always find myself wondering what sort of madness gripped the … Continue reading
Filed under (Anti) War, British, British television, Political/social films
Return of the Soldier (1982)
“If only knowing were the same as feeling.” Based on the novel by Rebecca West, the film The Return of the Soldier is the story of a man who returns from WWI with severe shell shock resulting in memory loss. … Continue reading
Filed under (Anti) War, British
Capitaine Conan (1996)
“There’s no one I admire more than you, but there’s a limit.” The film Capitaine Conan begins in the final days of WWI on the bloody battlefields of Bulgaria. Conan (Philipe Torreton) leads a particularly aggressive and successful rabble band … Continue reading
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Joyeux Noel (2005)
“Something odd is afoot.” Joyeux Noel is based on a series of real life-incidents that occurred during WWI on Xmas Eve 1914. According to many sources, on several locations along the front, soldiers from opposing sides put down their arms … Continue reading
Filed under (Anti) War, France
Testament of Youth (1979)
“In the last 4 years, my god, my king and my country have stripped me of everything I ever cared for.” This eloquent BBC version of the stirring memoir, Testament of Youth chronicles the years 1913-1925 in the life of … Continue reading
Filed under (Anti) War, British, British television
