Testament of Youth | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | November 2, 2015
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Avoids being a typically dry, British period drama. Beautifully shot aesthetics poetically match the literal poetry within the story.
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| synopsis | Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times. |
| lead actors | Alicia Vikander | Kit Harington | Hayley Atwell | Dominic West | Emily Watson | Colin Morgan | Anna Chancellor | Miranda Richardson | Taron Egerton |
| director | James Kent |