1917 captures you from the start and leaves you exhausted and wrought. This simple race against time to deliver a vital message is immaculately told. The imaginery is vivid and harrowing, the action razor sharp between long takes following the message bearers through a corner of battle torn France. A star cast used sparingly immediately breath life into their characters. WW1's version of Saving Private Ryan replaces Hollywood gloss with British stiff upper-lip
Director: Sam Mendes; Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Cast: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch
Forum, Groningen; Thursday 27 February 2020
Visual Arts: Film
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