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Jun 3, 2022 · Reviews. Benediction. Drama. 137 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 2022. Odie Henderson. June 3, 2022. 5 min read. “Benediction” bears the distinctive stamp of its writer/director, Terence Davies, a man whose films feel more like poetic meditations on moods, emotions, and events than straightforward narratives.
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So help me, this is a genuinely funny movie. It’s the first...
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Jun 2, 2022 · “Benediction,” which is about the British poet Siegfried Sassoon, is in some ways a more conventional affair. Sassoon, whose life stretched from the late Victorian era into the 1960s, is ...
Jun 2, 2022 · “Benediction,” Terence Davies’ achingly beautiful portrait of the English war poet and soldier Siegfried Sassoon, is a movie of acute sadness and intense pleasure.
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It isn't an easy watch, but Benediction uncovers a profoundly affecting drama in the real-life story of a combat veteran whose poetry warned against the horrors of war. Read Critics Reviews ...
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Sep 13, 2021 · Six years after taking a contemplative approach to the life of Emily Dickinson in A Quiet Passion, Terence Davies undertakes a thoughtful study of another poet, Siegfried Sassoon, in Benediction...
Benediction. Legendary 20th century English war poet Siegfried Sassoon embarks on a life-long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships. True salvation can only come from within.
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May 24, 2022 · Terence Davies’ Benediction, a biopic of Siegfried Sassoon, portrays two iterations of the First World War poet: the embattled soldier of the trenches and the embittered elder statesman, but is the man behind the poetry to be seen?
