The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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A Farewell to Arms
Drama · Romance · War · 1957
An English nurse and an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them test their romance to the limit.
Movie details
A Farewell to Arms
“One of the great love stories of all time!”
1957 Drama · Romance · War 2h 32m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
An English nurse and an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them test their romance to the limit.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over A Farewell to Arms?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Charles Vidor
Written by
Ben Hecht
Rock Hudson
Lt. Frederick Henry
Jennifer Jones
Catherine Barkley
Vittorio De Sica
Major Rinaldi
L
Luigi Barzini
Court Martial Colonel
G
Georges Brehat
Captain Bassi
Oskar Homolka
Dr. Emerich
Mercedes McCambridge
Mrs. Van Campen
Court is in session
Put A Farewell to Arms on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
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.