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Re: Poetry in films

Dag Soedtholt <[log in to unmask]>
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 10:07:07 +0100
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> There's a recent (1998) Canadian movie called REGENERATION, which deals
> with First World War soldiers suffering from shell shock. It features the
> poetry of Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfrid Owen and, I believe, Rupert Brooke.
> Sassoon survived the trench warfare - Owen and Brooke did not. You should
> also take a look at the Recent Italian movie, IL POSTINO.  POETIC JUSTICE
> (John Singleton 1993) features the poetry of Maya Angelou,who appears in
> the film.

Just a small correction. Regeneration is British, not Canadian. It is made
by the Scottish director Gilles Mackinnon.I cannot recall Rupert Brooke
though, if he was featured, his part was very small. The film is excellent
though.

Regards
Dag Soedholt

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