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Movie Description
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."
Synopsis
In this period romance based on nurse Agnes von Kurowsky's account of her brief, wartime affair with a young Ernest Hemingway, the future novelist is injured while working for the Red Cross in Italy. Upon entering the hospital, the brash patient falls in love with Agnes, his saintly nurse, and vows to make her love him. Adapted from the 1989 novel, "Hemingway in Love and War," the film chronicles the events upon which Hemingway based his own novel, "A Farewell to Arms."
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Letterboxed - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Scene Selections
Text/Photo Galleries:
Cast & Crew Biographies and Filmographies
Limited theatrical release in the USA December 25, 1996; wide January 24, 1997.
The film is based on a true story in Ernest Hemingway's life and which he recounts in the novel "A Farewell to Arms."
Industry Reviews
"...A handsomely mounted picture visually dominated by photogenic Italian locations..."
Variety - Todd McCarthy
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