208 - 1917

Eavesdropping at the Movies · Jan 21, 2020 · 40m

An event movie sold as much on its behind-the-scenes technical challenges as its story and genre, 1917 uses invisibly stitched long takes to convey the experiential fluidity of an overnight mission in World War I France, wherein two soldiers must hand deliver a message to the British front line to call off an offensive that will play into a German ambush. Mike is suspicious of films that market their filmmaking; José dislikes the work of director Sam Mendes. So it's with some relief that 1917 really rather impresses us. It's a beautiful film, evocative of both the human cost of war and…