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Testament of Youth is a 2014 British drama film based on the First World War memoir of the same name written by Vera Brittain. The film stars Alicia Vikander as Vera Brittain, an independent young woman who abandoned her studies at Somerville College , Oxford , to become a war nurse. [4]
Jan 16, 2015 · A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I - a story of young love, the futility of war, and how to make sense of the darkest times. Director. James Kent. Writers. Juliette Towhidi. Vera Brittain. Stars. Alicia Vikander. Kit Harington.
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Vera Mary Brittain (29 December 1893 – 29 March 1970) was an English Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse, writer, feminist, socialist and pacifist. Her best-selling 1933 memoir Testament of Youth recounted her experiences during the First World War and the beginning of her journey towards pacifism.
Jun 5, 2015 · During World War I, Oxford University student Vera Brittain (Alicia Vikander) postpones her studies to serve as a nurse while her suitor, her brother and a secret admirer face death in the...
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- James Kent
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- Alicia Vikander
Jun 5, 2015 · Alicia Vikander as Vera Brittain. Kit Harington as Roland Leighton. Hayley Atwell as Hope. Dominic West as Mr. Brittain. Emily Watson as Mrs. Brittain. Colin Morgan as Victor Richardson. Anna Chancellor as Mrs. Leighton. Miranda Richardson as Miss Lorimer. Taron Egerton as Edward Brittain. Director James Kent; Writer Juliette Towhidi ...
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Jun 5, 2015 · The new film "Testament Of Youth" takes a different view. It's based on a famous antiwar memoir published in 1933. It was written by a young woman named Vera Brittain who had served as a...
Jun 4, 2015 · Overview. 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 ...
