This is one of the most exquisitely beautiful, yet heart-wrenching films I have ever seen. I watched it initially because of Francois Arnaud as I had just finished The Borgias. The scenery is magnificent. Sadly, the sentiments within the village seem to mimic the happenings in the US these days - what happens when one group seems to think it has the right to suppress the thoughts and speech of another. To paraphrase a comment in the movie - There is the war you read about in the newspaper, and then there is the real war.
It centers on a small, upstate NY town at the early stages of the Civil War. I believe the director is the same as with Gettysburg and Gods and Generals, but it is not part of the trilogy. That said, if the Civil War interests you, it is a must see.
It centers on a small, upstate NY town at the early stages of the Civil War. I believe the director is the same as with Gettysburg and Gods and Generals, but it is not part of the trilogy. That said, if the Civil War interests you, it is a must see.