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Voices in Wartime (2005)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:13

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.8/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 75 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Apr 4, 2005 Limited

Synopsis: The powerful and saddening effects of war can produce unique and valuable responses from artists, filmmakers, writers, and other creative types. In VOICES IN WARTIME an array of poets offer their... The powerful and saddening effects of war can produce unique and valuable responses from artists, filmmakers, writers, and other creative types. In VOICES IN WARTIME an array of poets offer their attempts at encapsulating these experiences in verse, with both amateur and professional practitioners of the art offering some thoughtful words on the subject. Their poetry is interspersed with commentary from people who have actual experience of going into battle, and those who have dedicated their lives to documenting the history of war; soldiers, journalists, and war historians all contribute. Some of the poets come from far flung corners of the globe, while others are from locations closer to home, making this an eclectic gathering of artists who have been moved to bring their sombre compositions into the public domain. [More]

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One of the most original war movies ever made. Men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.

Full Review Source: Seattle Weekly | comment Comment
04/15/05
Tim Appelo
Tim Appelo
Seattle Weekly

Making poetry cinematic requires greater imagination than King evinces...If the medium isn't always as sturdy as the message, that's a fault that can be readily overlooked.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
04/10/05
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Voices in Wartime is a thoughtful, provocative exploration of the ways poets have dealt with the experience of battle throughout history.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
04/14/05
Kevin Crust
Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times
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An important new documentary that looks at the ways in which poetry helps people come to terms with conflict.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
04/15/05
Jonathan Curiel
Jonathan Curiel
San Francisco Chronicle
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Filled with some of the most powerful poetry and shattering images ever to come out of warfare.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/08/05
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

An absorbing and eye-opening documentary about war poetry.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Maria Garcia
Maria Garcia
Film Journal International

Rick King's stirring documentary Voices in Wartime is not, as you might guess from the title, a compilation of soldiers' battlefield letters to their families back home. This intense little film is about poetry.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
04/07/05
Anita Gates
Anita Gates
New York Times
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...fascinating and extremely literate documentary Voices in Wartime manages to present the poet's position on war without turning completely into an anti-Bush film.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
04/09/05
Jonathan W. Hickman
Jonathan W. Hickman
Entertainment Insiders

Stodgily structured by intercutting grisly stock footage with talking heads and muddy videos of Poets Against the War events, Voices in Wartime isn't nearly as cinematically inspiring as many of the poets it brings to light.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
04/15/05
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
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An overview of the historic relationship between war and poetry.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
04/15/05
Tom Keogh
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

A string of fine, thought-provoking ideas.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
04/08/05
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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[A] poorly organized mishmash of archival war films, scholarly chatter, and literary quotations.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
04/05/05
Joshua Land
Joshua Land
Village Voice
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A stirring testament to the search for meaning.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
04/15/05
Sheri Linden
Sheri Linden
Hollywood Reporter
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It's interesting that, in a documentary about war poetry that supplements literary readings with the occasional use of exceedingly bloody archival war footage, the words more than hold their own against the pictures.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
04/14/05
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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A moving documentary about poetry inspired by combat.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
04/08/05
Russell Scott Smith
Russell Scott Smith
New York Post
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The film’s self-limiting pacifism precludes a closer look at the poetry of war, which is not synonymous with poetry against war.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
04/14/05
Ella Taylor
Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly
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