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In Love and War
by (Producer: Chris Kenny) (Writer: Allan Scott) (Writer: Anna Hamilton Phelan) (Writer: Clancy Sigal) (Writer: Dimitri Villard) (Writer: Henry S. Villard) (Writer: James Nagel)
Director: Richard Attenborough
Product Group: DVD
Studio: New Line Home Video
ISBN: B00000JGHN
Brand: NEW Line Home Video
EAN: 9780780626911
UPC: 794043478529
Binding/Media: DVD
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 113 minutes
Original Release Date: 1997-01-24
Theatrical Release Date: 1997-01-24
Release Date: 1999-07-27
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
SKU: 008692
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Comes in original case with artwork. Disc is clean. All items ship from a smoke-free home.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Young Ernie Hemingway lied about his age to participate in World War I and ended up in the ambulance corps. He fell in love with a nurse but it was il
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Amazon.com
This disastrous 1996 film by Sir Richard Attenborough was meant to be part of his informal series of movies about great men, including Gandhi, Chaplin, Cry Freedom (the Steven Biko story), and Shadowlands (C.S. Lewis). In Love and War is a recounting of young Ernest Hemingway's World War I love affair with Red Cross nurse Agnes von Kurowsky, who was eight years older than he and who became the basis for the Catherine Barkley character in A Farewell to Arms. O'Donnell is terrible, in a word, and Bullock mostly seems out of sorts when playing someone real. Except for the scene in which Hemingway is introduced, fearlessly making his way to a trench under heavy bombardment, you have no idea that this person O'Donnell "portrays" will eventually change the direction of American literature. For a much better experience, look toward Attenborough's previous works. --Tom Keogh
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Customer Reviews
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Very good movie
Rating  (5)
Date: 2010-06-25
I enjoyed this movie very much. The bad rap the critics gave it is nuts. I think they like the sound of their own voice.
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A touching story and a great movie
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-05-17
I don't understand all these bad reviews, I really liked and was deeply touched by this movie. Both Chris O'Donnell and Sandy deliver solid performance and the movie conveys the dark and uncertain atmosphere of the times. The love affair of Hemingway and Von Kurowsky had a profound influence on the iconic writer's further career and this story will strike home for any guy who has been involved with an older woman. A very touching and believable love story. The movie is not factually accurate at times, for example, Agnes was engaged to an Italian officer, not a doctor, and there is credible evidence that Agnes and Arnie never met afterwards. Nonetheless, I guarantee that you are going to enjoy this film, and I highly recommend it.
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In Love and War
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-03-06
Reporter Ernest Hemingway is an ambulance driver in Italy during World War I. While bravely risking his life in the line of duty, he is injured and ends up in the hospital, where he falls in love with his nurse, Agnes von Kurowsky. Bullock and O'Donnell have a wonderful chemistry, and the lighthearted moments are weighed against a tale of great agony and suffering without being preachy or too painful. There are serious moments, when the reality of life and war come home to Ernest, and there are beautiful moments, when Catherine explores Italy. It's a wonderful mix of the dramatic and the light, without being overdone or showy. A very absorbing story of the young Ernest Hemmingway.
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Sweet but forgettable.
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-05-09
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
In Love and War is a sweet romantic drama but there are some flaws in this epic love story. Sandra Bullock and Chris O'Donnell have wonderful and natural chemistry but the story seems inaccurate and forced. O'Donnell plays doomed writer Ernest Hemingway and I just felt like the part was too big for him, he tried to make it his own and he failed. Bullock saves this film, she is an unappreciated actress, good film just weak aim.
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The War of the Critics and Reviewers
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-09-26
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Although I've seen this movie twice and enjoyed it very much both times, I believe I can understand some of the negative reactions on the part of some viewers (and critics). Some of the criticism rests on the more subdued way in which Sandra Bullock plays Agnes (inconsistent with the personality of the historical figure) and the final scene which, in fact, did not occur. That said, many productions supposedly based on actual events take incredible departures from historic reality, such as the much-acclaimed "Saving Private Ryan," which fills the screen with gripping action and terrific performances all-round, but creates a myth that all but a two in a squad of men died finding and saving Private Ryan. So, even as a historian and WWI buff, I found the departure in this case not all that drastic and the performance of Sandra Bullock, someone I enjoy seeing on the big screen, in a more subdued and sombre role not only different and refreshing, but perhaps a more interesting and evocative choice on the part of Sir Richard Attenborough . I could be wrong, but I believe some of the critics and reviewers simply wanted to see Sandra Bullock in a more characteristically plucky role and, quite simply, a movie with considerably more action.
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