In Love and War (1996)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Richard Attenborough

Writers (WGA):

Henry S. Villard (book) and
James Nagel (book) ...

Release Date:

24 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Romance | War

Tagline:

In war they found each other...In each other they found love...

Plot:

Reporter Ernest Hemingway is an ambulance driver in Italy during World War I. While bravely risking his life in the line of duty...

Plot Keywords:

Ernest Hemingway | Driver | Ambulance Driver | Nurse | Based On Diary

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mackenzie Astin	...	Henry Villard
Chris O'Donnell	...	Ernest 'Ernie' Hemingway
Margot Steinberg	...	Mabel 'Rosie' Rose
Sandra Bullock	...	Agnes von Kurowsky
Alan Bennett	...	Porter
Ingrid Lacey	...	Elsie 'Mac' MacDonald
Terence Sach	...	Porter
Carlo Croccolo	...	Town Mayor
Tara Hugo	...	Katherine 'Gumshoe' De Long
Gigi Vivan	...	Italian Child
Giuseppe Bonato	...	Grandfather
Allegra Di Carpegna	...	Loretta Cavanaugh
Diane Witter	...	Adele Brown
Mindy Lee Raskin	...	Charlotte Anne Miller
Tracy Hostmyer	...	Ruth Harper

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Rankcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Brazil:14 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 (w) | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Bassano del Grappa, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

Company:

Dimitri Villard Productions

Trivia:

Several scenes were filmed in or near the Italian village Vittorio Veneto, including the battle scenes. Many of the extras playing the soldiers in the movie were airmen from nearby Aviano Air Base that volunteered to star in the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: Ernie says his train leaves at 5:30 a.m., but when Agnes sees him off, it is bright daylight and the sun is nearly vertical.

Quotes:

Agnes von Kurowsky: You know what I've been told? Italian men respect their wives. They spoil their mistresses. But the only women they love are their mothers.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Game-On: (#3.2)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Beer Barrel Polka

So honestly true.

I've seen a few movies only that moved me like "In Love And War". Probably due to my own life, I enjoyed this film as a moment of understanding - the young Ernest Hemingway who has hopelessly fallen in love with his nurse, Agnes von Kurowsky. Both actors (O' Donnell and Bullock) have proved their ability to do a great emotional show. Everything seems so true, so honest, so real. Anyone who has ever been desperately in love, doing things he/she shouldn't have done and takings risks that are obviously not worth taking them - those people do understand the meaning of love. And this movie shows love in war. And everything gets even more difficult for these two lovers who do not know how much surprises life will offer them...