The Forward

British poet Siegfried Sassoon ignored his Jewish heritage. A new biopic does the same.

(JTA) – “Benediction,” a new biopic of the British anti-war poet Siegfried Sassoon, opens with a Sassoon poem called “Concert Interpretation.” In it, the author describes a British audience’s ...
The Spokesman-Review

‘Benediction’ portrays a poet who needs remembering

Above : Jack Lowden stars as the poet Siegfried Sassoon in the Terence Davies film “Benediction.” (Photo/Roadside Attractions) Movie review : “Benediction,” written and directed by Terence Davies, ...
WUNC

'Benediction' illustrates the impact of WWI on Siegfried Sassoon's haunting poetry

Lt. Siegfried Sassoon was a model British officer decorated for his daring and valor in the trenches of World War I, hailed by the soldiers he commanded as Mad Jack for his audacious nighttime raids.
Bay Area Reporter

'Benediction' - Terence Davies' biopic of British poet Siegfried Sassoon

He is considered by many critics to be England's greatest living filmmaker, even though he has made less than ten movies. Terence Davies would also be on anyone's list of the foremost gay ...
Yahoo

Review: 'Benediction' is a shattering biopic of the English war poet Siegfried Sassoon

“Benediction,” Terence Davies’ achingly beautiful portrait of the English war poet and soldier Siegfried Sassoon, is a movie of acute sadness and intense pleasure. The pleasure and the sadness are ...
The Harvard Crimson

SIEGFRIED SASSOON, POET, TO ADDRESS UNION MEMBERS

Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the Living Room of the Union, Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, the young British soldier-poet, will lecture on contemporary English writers, and will give a commentative ...
The Virginian-Pilot

English war poet Siegfried Sassoon: A sad and beautiful new film, ‘Benediction,’ explores his life

The hell where youth and laughter go. A decorated veteran of the Western Front before he turned conscientious objector, Sassoon knew of what he spoke. Sprinkling passages of his poetry over somber ...
LAist

WWI Diaries Of Poet Siegfried Sassoon Go Public For First Time

Nearly two dozen diaries and notebooks of Siegfried Sassoon — among a handful of prominent soldier-poets whose artistic sensibilities were forged in the trenches of World War I — are being published ...
The Spokesman-Review

‘Benediction’ portrays a poet who needs remembering

Movie review: "Benediction," written and directed by Terence Davies, starring Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi, Jeremy Irvine, Calam Lynch, Kate Phillips, Gemma Jones, Richard Goulding. Playing in theaters ...
LAist

'Benediction' illustrates the impact of WWI on Siegfried Sassoon's haunting poetry

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San Diego Union-Tribune

‘Benediction’ is a shattering biopic of the English war poet Siegfried Sassoon

“Benediction,” Terence Davies’ achingly beautiful portrait of the English war poet and soldier Siegfried Sassoon, is a movie of acute sadness and intense pleasure. The pleasure and the sadness are ...