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In Love and War

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In Love and War (1996)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:3

Rotten:22

Average Rating:4.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: In this period romance based on Agnes von Kurowsky's diary account of her brief liaison with a young Ernest Hemingway, the future novelist is injured while working for the Red Cross in Italy in... In this period romance based on Agnes von Kurowsky's diary account of her brief liaison with a young Ernest Hemingway, the future novelist is injured while working for the Red Cross in Italy in WWI. Upon entering the hospital, the brash American falls in love with Agnes, his saintly nurse, and vows to make her love him in return. Adapted from the 1989 novel, "Hemingway in Love and War," the film chronicles the events upon which Hemingway based his own novel, the 1929 masterpiece "A Farewell to Arms." [More]

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Chris O'Donnell, Mackenzie Astin

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Chris O'Donnell, Mackenzie Astin

Director: Richard Attenborough

Director: Richard Attenborough
Screenwriter: Anna Hamilton Phelan
Producer: Allan Scott

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I will cherish my memory of Chris at the end of In Love and War, bearded and bitter, drinking fiercely and trying very hard to be dark and tormented.

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01/20/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Boring and artificial

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12/27/05
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

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10/21/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

Before you can say 'gangrene,' the two fall for each other, but everyone knows that historical romances released in December are never destined to end happily.

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09/11/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

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07/18/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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11/02/04
Mike McGranaghan
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09/02/04
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

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08/29/04
Alison Macor
Alison Macor
Austin Chronicle

The movie, based on the book Hemingway in Love and War, moves at a lanquid pace that never stirs the emotions.

Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | comment Comment
06/25/04
Judith Egerton
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

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10/31/03
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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05/20/03
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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01/07/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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12/22/02
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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11/06/02
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Jeff Strickler
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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

Cautionary tale about the dangers of romantic infatutation.

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08/27/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Not as bad as you'd expect. Good for a rainy day.

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08/25/02
Luanne Brown
Luanne Brown
Chico Enterprise-Record

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06/18/02
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
 
 
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