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Benediction

2021 · 137 min

A slow, aching portrait of a wounded poet, rich with wit and sorrow, that asks you to sit with its quiet devastation.

Tagline: Love is never still.
Overview: Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
war
love
memory
faith
Places: single country house
big city
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, history, war
Directed by: Terence Davies
Written by: Terence Davies
Starring: Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeremy Irvine, Calam Lynch, Tom Blyth, Kate Phillips, Gemma Jones
Cinematography: Nicola Daley
Runtime: 137 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: German, English, French

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