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Guernica

Guernica

Drama · War · Romance · 2016

The fates of Henry - an American correspondent - and Teresa, one of the Republic's censors during the Spanish Civil War.

Movie details

Guernica

“In love and war the first casualty is truth”

2016 Drama · War · Romance 1h 50m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.8 / 10

2.5K votes

TMDB

5.8 / 10

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The fates of Henry - an American correspondent - and Teresa, one of the Republic's censors during the Spanish Civil War.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Guernica?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Koldo Serra

Written by

Carlos Clavijo Cobos · Barney Cohen · José Alba

James D'Arcy

James D'Arcy

Henry

María Valverde

María Valverde

Teresa

Jack Davenport

Jack Davenport

Vasyl

N

Natalia Álvarez-Bilbao

María (as Natalia Álvarez)

Irene Escolar

Irene Escolar

Cousin Isabel

Burn Gorman

Burn Gorman

Consul

Ingrid García Jonsson

Ingrid García Jonsson

Márta

Court is in session

Put Guernica on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.