Through a legacy of poetry, Siegfried Sassoon was a leading voice in the English anti-war movement during World War I. Along with being traumatized by his military service, Sassoon’s personal life was also a source of strife, partially due to being homosexual in a time when it was literally illegal. Writer/director Terence Davies brings this tortured duality to life in his latest film, Benediction; and through the performances of Peter Capaldi and Jack Lowden, the tale of Siegfried Sassoon’s complicated life is as pithy as it is heartbreaking. Which is pretty much what you’d expect from the director of The Deep Blue Sea.
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