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• Drama
• Romance

• 2018
• Mike Newell
• 118 mins
• 12A

Summary

Period romantic drama starring Lily James and Michiel Huisman. In postwar London, struggling novelist Juliet Ashton takes up an invitation from Dawsey, a Guernsey farmer, to visit the island. As their mutual attraction grows, she finds out about a literary society that met clandestinely while Guernsey was occupied by the Nazis and uncovers their remarkable secret.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Trevor Johnston

Baking a pie filled only with scraps of potato skins becomes an emblem of the privations suffered by those living under the Nazi occupation of Guernsey in this period drama with a dash of romance. Events are approached from the postwar perspective of Lily James's London-based writer, who is given inspiration by a chance letter from a Guernsey farmer (handsome Dutch actor Michiel Huisman). He helped form the eponymous literary society during the war as a way of circumventing the invaders' curfew, and when James travels to the island, the various members help her piece together a saga of courage and suffering - putting her own forthcoming nuptials in jeopardy the longer she stays on. James and Huisman's love interest is somewhat telegraphed, and the whole story offers a rather roundabout way of tackling an under-explored episode of wartime history. However, the handsome period design and likeable performers ensure it remains modestly engrossing, with Penelope Wilton offering by far the sharpest contribution as a grieving widow.

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7.3/10

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Cast

rolenameJuliet AshtonLily JamesDawsey AdamsMichiel HuismanMark ReynoldsGlen PowellElizabeth McKennaJessica Brown FindlayEben RamseyTom CourtenayAmelia MaugeryPenelope WiltonIsola PribbyKatherine ParkinsonSidney StarkMatthew Goode

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rolenameDirectorMike Newell

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Theatrical distributor

Studio Canal

Released on

2018-04-20

Languages

English | German | French

Guidance

sexual references

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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