In Love and War is a 1996 romance drama film based on the book, Hemingway in Love and War by Henry S. Villard and James Nagel, starring Mackenzie Astin, Chris O'Donnell, Sandra Bullock, and Margot Steinberg. This film takes place during World War I, and is based on the World War I experiences of the writer Ernest Hemingway. It was directed by Richard Attenborough. The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.
Speaking about “In Love and War” we can discuss a different way of love-development. War here is a just a kind of setting and a background for feelings. It can be proved by the title - the word “Love” is placed on the primary position not accidentally. This means that the film is about love, relationship and fates, not about war itself.
Ernie’s feelings to Agnes, his nurse, I can describe only as a passion, a flame. She has prejudices about the age-difference between them and her love to Ernie can be considered as love to a kid, a young man at war.
War is one of the main themes of Ernest Hemingway’s creative work. The main character of In Love and War fought hard to have the right to participate in war. Hemingway emphasizes that heroism doesn’t only exist in the front line, but also in hospitals, where the nurses fought for the lives of soldiers throughout day and night.
Speaking about main characters, Henry and Ernie are cool-headed, unselfish, proud, ambitious, ready for true feelings men, while their beloved are a little different. Agnes has too much prejudices, which destroy everything at the end, while Catherine is devoted to Henry, can not think of a day without him, wants everything to be done his way. It can be proved by the repetion “I’m a good wife. Everything is fine. Do you still love me?” I believe that Agnes was the prototype for Catherine. Hemingway just wrote his semi-autobiographical novel without traits he did not like, it is a kind of his dream, desire to change the events.
So, coming to the conclusion, I’d like to say, this film impressed me greatly. Such things as love and war seem to be incongruous, but Love and War proves the contrary. Besides, they have a marvelous historical value as it is first-hand records of the events during the World War I. They placed me into the time of war and Ernest Hemingway. It helped me to imagine what kind of a person he was and what influenced his creative talent.
Speaking about “In Love and War” we can discuss a different way of love-development. War here is a just a kind of setting and a background for feelings. It can be proved by the title - the word “Love” is placed on the primary position not accidentally. This means that the film is about love, relationship and fates, not about war itself.
Ernie’s feelings to Agnes, his nurse, I can describe only as a passion, a flame. She has prejudices about the age-difference between them and her love to Ernie can be considered as love to a kid, a young man at war.
War is one of the main themes of Ernest Hemingway’s creative work. The main character of In Love and War fought hard to have the right to participate in war. Hemingway emphasizes that heroism doesn’t only exist in the front line, but also in hospitals, where the nurses fought for the lives of soldiers throughout day and night.
Speaking about main characters, Henry and Ernie are cool-headed, unselfish, proud, ambitious, ready for true feelings men, while their beloved are a little different. Agnes has too much prejudices, which destroy everything at the end, while Catherine is devoted to Henry, can not think of a day without him, wants everything to be done his way. It can be proved by the repetion “I’m a good wife. Everything is fine. Do you still love me?” I believe that Agnes was the prototype for Catherine. Hemingway just wrote his semi-autobiographical novel without traits he did not like, it is a kind of his dream, desire to change the events.
So, coming to the conclusion, I’d like to say, this film impressed me greatly. Such things as love and war seem to be incongruous, but Love and War proves the contrary. Besides, they have a marvelous historical value as it is first-hand records of the events during the World War I. They placed me into the time of war and Ernest Hemingway. It helped me to imagine what kind of a person he was and what influenced his creative talent.
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