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In Love and War

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The two leads in this (apparently true) tale of love, courage and sacrifice in war are very attractive and well suited to their roles. I had never heard of either Callum Blue or Barbora Bobulova but I would like to see more of them. The story of how an Italian village (or many of its inhabitants) hid a young English commando from the German occupiers is inspiring, if a little too neat in this presentation, and the photography of the surrounding Italian mountains and the village itself is lovely. I found it interesting that here, as in"Capt. Corelli's Mandolin", a recent movie,is presented the incongruous situation in which the Italians,part of Hitler's Axis presumably, are only too happy to lay down their arms at the first news of Allied successes and make common cause with the Americans or English, as the case may be, despite the presence of the Germans. At any rate, this makes for an interesting love story between the English commando and the young Italian girl whose family first befriends him. Worth watching.

This movie, in my opinion, was better than Pearl Harbor. I loved it! The ending is just.... so perfect, you'll cry. I can't say enough how much I loved this movie. If you liked Pearl Harbor (and even if you didn't!), you can't go wrong with this one!

This is very much a well done Hallmark movie that takes place during one of the World War's. The love story is kept clean and the background is so authentically done that one really feels like it is taking place in Italy. Hallmark knows how to make a pleasant movie that has light action in it. And this is one of their best.

This is a wonderful movie with no blood, gore or sex, but enough realism to give you glimpse of a (war)time and place and what war does to people (ie, ratting on their neighbors, et al). Barora Bobulova is a very good actress. She and Callum Blue are great together. I will watch this movie again and again and never tire of it. It reminds me of the 40's movie, "Random Harvest" with Greer Garson and Ronald Colman - a true war movie classic.

This is one of my most favorite movies ever! I brings to life a simple romance in the midst of war. The actors are really good, and story line is clean. I would recomend for anyone of any age. I remember when I was 6 or 7 and my parents were watching it and I remember little bits of it. Then about a month ago I saw it at the library and instantly recognized it, even though I hadn't seen the cover for almost a decade. I also have a fine on it at the library for having it too long...

A miraculous true story of courage, determination and love in war-torn Italy.

While leading an ill-fated commando raid behind enemy lines during World War II, British lieutenant Eric Newby (Callum Blue) is captured and imprisoned. As Italy's fascist government collapses, the prisoners escape just ahead of the advancing German troops. When an injury leaves Eric stranded and on his own, a chance meeting with a young Italian woman, Wanda (Barbara Bobulova), saves his life.

Wanda and her family help Eric to hide, and she secretly teaches him Italian to conceal his identity and avoid recapture. As the two spend more time together, Eric discovers his feelings for Wanda have grown far beyond gratitude. This newly found love is shared by his beautiful rescuer.

Every day, however, the Germans seem closer to finding him. Wanda and her friends face increasing risks to find new ways to keep him safe. When fascist sympathizers lead the Nazis directly to Eric, he faces an agonizing choice. If he tries to escape, Wanda and all the people who have helped him will likely be killed. If he surrenders and is sent to a POW camp, he will probably never see Wanda again. Fate brought them together, but now one decision could separate them forever...

In Love and War is an adoreable WWII love story about a young British soldier and an Italian woman.

The only thing that I think is really important to point out about this film is the fact that there is a lot of dialogue in both Italian and German, and though subtitles are provided for the German, there aren't any for the Italian. Now, for scholars of Italian and other romance languages, it's not much of a problem, but anyone else would eb a little lost - at first it seems to be part of the atmosphere, as the British soldier is in Italy and cannot understand the language, so it's like you're seeing it through his eyes, but as the story progresses, there continues to be the bits in Italian with no translation.

I enjoy most films that deal with the war. Great romance film of how Italians in a small villiage protected a British solider from the Germans. Nice, clean, inspiring film.

In Love and War is a true story about two young people who meet during WW II and fall in love. He was a prisoner of war, and she was a beautiful Italian girl. It is a heart warming story that shows there were good people among "the enemies". It is well worth your money and time.In Love and War

This story about WWII in Italy was so interesting that I bought the book on which it was based (Love and Way in the Apennines) and a subsequent book (A Little Place in Italy), both written by the main character in this movie, Eric Newby.