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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 ...
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May 31, 2022 · Richard Brody on Terence Davies’s masterly film “Benediction,” which centers on the life of the poet Siegfried Sassoon and his experiences during and after the First World War.
Jun 3, 2022 · Owen is shy, has a slight stammer and wants to impress his new friend with his poems. Sassoon is at first critical, until Owen presents him with a work that’s so good it breaks his heart. As part of their therapy, the duo practice ballroom dancing, which Davies shoots with a tender, erotic gaze.
May 12, 2022 · A benediction is a prayer for divine help. For any lover of beautifully crafted cinema with real emotional charge, Davies’s latest will feel a lot like an answer. In UK cinemas Fri May 13.
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Jun 3, 2022 · Movie Review: In British director Terence Davies’s Benediction, Jack Lowden plays the gay poet Siegfried Sassoon, who struggled his whole life with the trauma of war and the hostility of...
Sep 19, 2021 · ‘Benediction’ Review: Terence Davies Finds Room for Himself in a Heartbreaking Siegfried Sassoon Biopic. Not every temporal shift lands in this ambitiously conceived study of the gay British...
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Jun 3, 2022 · Jul 9, 2022. Often poignant but frequently disjointed, Benediction is a scattered portrait of First World War poet Siegfried Sassoon, juggling themes of homosexuality, war and religion. Rated:...
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