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Dec 25, 2019 · As indicated by the title, “1917” is set amidst the turmoil of World War I and takes place in and around the so-called “no man’s land” in northern France separating British and German troops.
Jan 10, 2020 · During World War I, two British soldiers -- Lance Cpl. Schofield and Lance Cpl. Blake -- receive seemingly impossible orders. In a race against time, they must cross over into enemy territory to...
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Dec 25, 2019 · Film Reviews. The epic 1917 follows two soldiers on a mission to save 1,600; with “astonishing” cinematography and direction, Caryn James writes “it’s one of the most stirring films of the ...
Dec 24, 2019 · ‘1917’ Review: Paths of Technical Glory Sam Mendes directs this visually extravagant drama about young British soldiers on a perilous mission in World War I. Share full article
Edited to look like one continuous shot, 1917 is a mind-blowing technical achievement, elevated by Roger Deakins’ jaw-dropping cinematography, Thomas Newman’s emotionally powerful score, Sam...
Nov 25, 2019 · ‘1917’: Film Review. Actor George MacKay carries Sam Mendes' audacious real-time WWI adventure, which alternates between ground-level and God's-eye perspectives. By Peter Debruge....
Dec 24, 2019 · He’s one of millions, but for the duration of 1917, he’s our boy. Though it’s largely about death, director Sam Mendes has made a film that feels wholly alive.
Nov 25, 2019 · ‘1917’: Film Review. THR review: Sam Mendes' ambitious World War I film '1917' presents the harrowing odyssey of two British soldiers in one seemingly continuous shot. By Todd McCarthy....
First and foremost, '1917' is a visual and technical achievement. It is beautifully and evocatively designed and Deakins' cinematography, with awe-inspiring and never gimmicky use of the long unbroken one take technique, is nothing short of masterful.
Nov 25, 2019 · No such empty tedium is enjoyed by the war boys of 1917 (out December 25), Mendes’s relentless WWI film about a frantic two-man mission to avert a strategic disaster.