Thank you, Pete, for the link to the Christmas Truce film; I had not seen that.

You are right about the amount of poetry, song, films etc generated by WW1. I remember learning many songs and poems when I was at school just after WW2. And the kids' chant 'We won the war In nineteen forty-four'. I remember as a child thinking that it was really 1945, but five didn't rhyme with war!

I can still sing the Recessional right through. That was the origin of the phrase 'Lest We Forget'; actually it predates WW1, it was written by Rudyard Kipling in 1897.

The first war film I can remember seeing was The Dam Busters, 1955.

The war films that made an impact on me were:

1) Breaker Morant.
2) Gallipoli.
3) War Horse.
4) Lawrence of Arabia.
5) The Pianist.
6) Downfall.
7) Katyn (forest massacre).
8) Ashes in the Snow.
9) The Great Escape.

To name just a few.

Hi Pete,

I want to see the film - "The Father."
I also want to see "Supernova," a film
on the same subject.

My mother passed away a few years ago. She
had dementia and it was a difficult time.
Who knows what awaits any of us?

Hi Foxy

We have similar tastes, my favourates including: Gallipoli, War Horse, The Pianist, Downfall. Also Empire of the Sun,

In more detail, my favies:

"The Civil War" Ken Burns groundbreaking US TV series (especially war songs) http://youtu.be/1VK1KcZoDu0?t=7s

Das Boot (German submarines - movie and TV series),

The Deer Hunter (Best Vietnam War and peace movie. Trailer http://youtu.be/3Gqit3zVmyc?t=20s

"The Imitation Game" about Alan Turing (main naval code, Enigma genius)

Dr Zhivago (WWI Russo-German War and Russian Civil War) with Omar Sharif and the Goddess (even better than Duchess Kate :) Julie Christie http://youtu.be/phpRjeQdOFg?t-1m37s

Lawrence of Arabia (The Aqaba charge!) http://youtu.be/lChJz2DSpsE

The newish (2019) Australian movie "Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan" starring "Ragnar Lodbrok" Australian actor Travis Fimmel http://youtu.be/_E0J11-rB7Q

Pete

Hi Pete,

Have you heard of the film "Mr Jones?"
It's about a Welsh journalist - Gareth Jones
who uncovers Stalin's Genocidal famine in
Soviet Ukraine.

I'm trying to trace it's release.

cont'd ...

Never mind. I've finally traced the film.

Apparently it was released sometime ago and is now
available on DVD at JB-Hi FI. It has only recently
come to my attention - so I'm going to go out and buy it.
It appears to be worthwhile watching.