Movie

The Officers' Ward

2001 · 135 min

A somber, patient immersion in wartime hospital life, where disfigurement and lost love are faced with quiet dignity and lingering sorrow.

Overview: The first days of WWI. Adrien, a young and handsome lieutenant, is wounded by a piece of shrapnel. He will spend the entire wartime at the Val-de-Grâce Hospital, in Paris. Five long years, and his life will change forever...
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, romantic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: War, identity, isolation, love
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
identity
isolation
love
healing
Places: hospital
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild