Testament of Youth

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Scott M @RT75128960 Nov 9 British melodrama about a precocious young girl who, after falling in love, decides to become a nurse and join her fiance on the front lines during WWI. True story about pacifist Vera Brittain. But I really didn't enjoy it. Too much of Alicia Vikander staring off into space worried about her boyfriend. Needed more adult themes. Very immature film. Dull and unimaginative. See more Giorgio G @GioBlob 07/03/2025 I am really no friend of drama movies, even less wartime stories, but I love Alicia, and Taron as well, though he only appeared occasionally in this ode to live as well as suffering, showing in deep detail the sorrows which are caused by war, no matter where it happens. It's a stern reminder that there are no winners in a war, as everyone loses. No wonder that Vera Brittain, the author of the book on which the movie is based, and the main character of the story, became a fervent pacifist after the war. It's a very interesting movie, but one that lays heavily on everyone's heart. 6/10 points! See more Torbjørn L @RT22006017 11/21/2024 This is an exeptionally well crafted movie, highly recommended. The main actress Alicia Amanda Vikander is astonishing brilliant in this gripping drama, based on the 1st W.W. memoir of Vera Brittain. Alicia Vikander is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and three British Academy Film Awards, and I fully understand why. See more John C @BuddhaJohn 11/09/2024 Powerful, emotional and engaging World War 1 movie. I can't fault it in any of the production values. Exquisitely guided by an irresistible and magnetic performance by Alicia Vikander. I'd imagine both sides of the conflict, the young men that served, the young men that died, all would applaud the deeply felt sentiments this film nobly carries. I feel as upset as a film about this subject should make me. Highly recommend. See more Glafira Regina O @Glafira_Regina 10/19/2024 An incredibly beautiful and atmospheric film. The actors were able to perfectly convey the atmosphere in Britain during the First World War. But in my opinion, the most dramatic part of the movie is that it was based on real events. So, Vera Brittain, who wrote the book of the same name, lost her brother and fiancé. I definitely advise everyone to watch it. See more Dave C @RT09838700 08/28/2024 An ethereal, poetic and enchanting examination of a world on-and-over the precipice as WWI challenges ideals, changes perceptions, warps classist structures, and reshapes a devoted and deferent generation whilst they grapple with what their lives will be in post-war Britain. I love that in all of this, VB's poetry, tenacity, and patriotism play with and against her intellect and growing pacifist beliefs. And that barely touches on the realism that shines so brilliantly. It is a deft and masterful artist who can bring such a sense of realism from such a delicate mix of emotion, terror, and turmoil. The cast and crew are incredible. To those laughable 'Top Critics' who see this purely as a chocolate-box period drama, with a magazine-friendly aesthetic, thank you for making me laugh, and for firing me up to type a more considered review than I otherwise would have! See more Read all reviews

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