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1. • • Wrenching, profound and beautifully made, The Railway Man is one of the stunning don’t-miss surprises of the still-young 2014. 80 The Guardian Catherine Shoard The Guardian Catherine Shoard From time to time, the script contextualises a little clumsily...but the playing and pacing are terrific.
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   • Read her answers to our Movie Love Questionnaire here. Austere and old-fashioned almost to a fault, "The Railway Man" offers tastefully safe treatment of a horrific subject: the torture of a British Army officer at a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II.

   The Railway Man movie review & film summary (2014) - Roger Ebert

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   Is 'The Railway Man' a true story?

   • “The Railway Man” is a true story about Eric Lomax (Jeremy Irvine), who says, ‘I’m a railway enthusiast.’ In most stories, the comment might be taken lightly. But this story is not typical. Instead, it recounts the struggles of a man in love with railways as he is captured by the Japanese and forced to help build the Burma Railway during World War II.

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   Why does the railway man work?

   • “The Railway Man” works because of the amazing story and the fabulous performances who bring it to life.

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   Is 'the railway man' anti-war?

   • The movie alludes to two inspirations: “Brief Encounter” (its underdeveloped love story) and “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (its tale of forced labor by Allied prisoners of war). If “The Railway Man,” like many films about combat, is reflexively antiwar, it unabashedly celebrates the nobility and courage of British soldiers.

   ‘The Railway Man,’ a True Tale of Wartime Torment and Reconciliation

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   Who plays Eric Lomax in the railway man?

   • Colin Firth as Eric Lomax, a British Army officer in World War II in “The Railway Man,” directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. Jaap Buitendijk/Weinstein Company What place is there nowadays for a solid, old-fashioned movie about war, remembrance and reconciliation?

   ‘The Railway Man,’ a True Tale of Wartime Torment and Reconciliation

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   Did Colin Firth really play Eric Lomax in 'the railway man'?

   • That question occurred to me while watching “The Railway Man,” an unabashedly stodgy, high-minded film in the David Lean tradition (without the grandeur), starring Colin Firth as Eric Lomax, a British Army officer who served and suffered during World War II.

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4. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › the-railwaThe Railway Man movie review & film summary (2014) - Roger Ebert

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   Apr 11, 2014 · The Railway Man. Austere and old-fashioned almost to a fault, “The Railway Man” offers tastefully safe treatment of a horrific subject: the torture of a British Army officer at a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II.

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   Apr 10, 2014 · “The Railway Man” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It has intense scenes of torture.

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   Understated to a fault, The Railway Man transcends its occasionally stodgy pacing with a touching, fact-based story and the quiet chemistry of its stars. Read Critics Reviews

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   • Director: Jonathan Teplitzky

   • Content Rating: R
   • Actors: Colin Firth

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   Jan 13, 2014 · January 13, 2014. Review at a glance. Aged just 22, Eric Lomax was captured by the Japanese in the fall of Singapore in 1942 and forced to labour on the Burma Railway until the end of the war,...

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9. collider.com › the-railway-man-reviewTHE RAILWAY MAN Review Featuring Colin Firth - Collider

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   Sep 7, 2013 · From TIFF 2013, read Adam's The Railway Man review for the World War II drama starring Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, and Stellan Skarsgard.