Film screening "A Farewell to Arms" (1932)
A pre-Valentine’s screening of a timeless love story shaped by war, sacrifice, and moral conflict – a reminder that love is never simple, especially in times of crisis!
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iCal calendar“A Farewell to Arms” is a 1932 American film directed by Frank Borzage and starring
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Based on the 1929 semi-autobiographical novel “A Farewell to Arms” by Ernest Hemingway, the film is about a tragic romantic love affair between an American ambulance driver and an English nurse in Italy during World War I. The film received Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound and was nominated for Best Picture and Best Art Direction. It was the first Hemingway novel to be released as a film.
The film is in English and has a running time of 85 minutes. The event is free of charge.
The cinema hall will open 10 minutes before the screening, and seats are not reserved.
Moderator: Ruslana Dovhanchyna (School of Humanities, Tallinn University)
The event is part of the research project “Hemingway’s War Narratives in Film Adaptations”, funded by the Estonian Research Council.