Rent The Return of the Soldier (1982)
3.5 of 5 from 55 ratings
1h 38min
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- Synopsis:
- It is 1916 and the First World War, a waking nightmare of gore and mud, is being waged in France. At home, in the peaceful English countryside, the slaughter and horror of the trenches is only starting to seep into the dreams of those who wait for their loved ones. As one man fights to regain his memory, three women come to terms with the shell-shocked veteran who returns from the war.
- Actors:
- Julie Christie, Glenda Jackson, Ann-Margret, Alan Bates, Ian Holm, Frank Finlay, Jeremy Kemp, Hilary Mason, John Sharp, Elizabeth Edmonds, Valerie Whittington, Patsy Byrne, Amanda Grinling, Edward de Souza, Michael Cochrane, Vickery Turner, Sheila Keith, Shirley Caine, Emily Irvin, William Booker
- Directors:
- Alan Bridges
- Producers:
- Simon Relph, Ann Skinner
- Writers:
- Rebecca West, Hugh Whitemore
- Studio:
- Screenbound Pictures Ltd
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- All the Twos: 1972-2012, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Julie Christie - At 85, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/07/2020
- Run Time:
- 102 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
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Reviews (2) of The Return of the Soldier
ACTING 5star, BUT DATED by TODAYS STANDARDS - The Return of the Soldier review by CP Customer
The acting in this film is first class, the production, sets, costumes are exemplary, but the story line for me has not stood the test of time. Variations of the story line has been used more than once and it needed a great script to cover up the cracks that are inherent with it! Worth a watch though just for the quality of the acting!
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Memory Story - The Return of the Soldier review by Steve
Sensitive and very beautiful period adaptation of Rebecca West's debut novel set during WWI. There's an exceptional cast, with Alan Bates as a wealthy landowner and officer whose PTSD triggers the amnesia which takes away his memories of the previous 20 years...
Which means the entire marriage to his selfish- but beautiful- aristocratic wife (Julie Christie). He renews a connection with his previous love, a tenant of the estate (Glenda Jackson) who has grown careworn in relative hardship.
Ann-Margret is improbably cast as a poor relation/spinster, but also convincing. There is an implication that the soldier's shell-shock has allowed him him to subconsciously reject his social rank, as well as his marriage. Certainly the old flame is more steadfast than the wife.
There is a sumptuous production, from the lovely music to the Edwardian set decors. The events unravel at leisure. It gently finds fault with the inherited privilege of the aristocracy, but this is no polemic. Everyone accepts their status, which ultimately, is their tragedy.
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