Hull Independent Cinema presents…
BENEDICTION
Dir. Terrence Davies | 2021 | UK/USA | 137 mins | 12A | English language
The turbulent life of WWI soldier and poet Siegfried Sassoon, who was decorated for bravery and became a star of the London literary scene. But behind the façade, he struggled to come to terms with his sexuality and was broken by the horrors of war, turning his life into a quest for salvation through the conformity of marriage and religion. A sumptuous, thoughtful and quietly scathing work from acclaimed filmmaker Terence Davies.
Starring Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi, Simon Russell Beale
Awards and Reviews
Winner: Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Int’l Cinephile Soc Awards
Nominee: Best Screenplay, Best Costume Design, British Independent Film Awards
“Finds both sorrow and hilariously withering wit in the eventful life of a famed wartime poet, offering some of the sharpest, nimblest dialogue of writer-director Terence Davies’ estimable career.” A A Dowd, Empire Magazine
“So beautifully filmed, so restrained and tactful in its visual world … nothing less than a perfected statement of a life unredeemed.” David Sexton, New Statesman
“A major work by a gifted and original filmmaker” – Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Programme Details
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