The Lines of Wellington (1 Viewer)

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Has anyone seen this seen this? Did you like it?
About 150 minutes. I'm not keen on John Malkovich, although usually he delivers.
It is supposed to be released on Blu-ray in April. I might order it as this seems to cover
a part of the napoleonic era that seems to be overlooked in films for the most part.

http://www.linesofwellington.com/en/lines_wellington_home.php

"On September 27, 1810, the French troops commanded by Marshal Massena, were defeated in the Serra do Buçaco by the Anglo-Portuguese army of general Wellington.

Despite the victory, Portuguese and British are forced to retreat from the enemy, numerically superior, in order to attract them to Torres Vedras, where Wellington had built fortified lines hardly surmountable.

Simultaneously, the Anglo-Portuguese command organizes the evacuation of the entire territory between the battlefield and the lines of Torres Vedras, a gigantic burned land operation, which prevents the French from collecting supplies.

This is the setting for the adventures of a multitude of characters from all social backgrounds - soldiers and civilians, men, women and children, young and old - to the daily routine torn by war and dragged through hills and valleys, between ruined villages, charred forests and devastated crops..............."
 
That looks like great fun to me and I hope the Blu-ray is region free, even though I have one multi-region player. I actually very much enjoy Malkovich; I think he will do well with that role.

Thanks much for posting this link.
 
.... I actually very much enjoy Malkovich; I think he will do well with that role.
Well, apparently he isn't in it much. From a review:
"The Duke, played by John Malkovich, appears in a few scenes only, mostly to express petulant dissatisfaction at the painter he's commissioned for his portrait."
 
Well, apparently he isn't in it much. From a review:
"The Duke, played by John Malkovich, appears in a few scenes only, mostly to express petulant dissatisfaction at the painter he's commissioned for his portrait."

That is a pity to me. It appears that this is more of a partisan's view of the phase of the war, which certainly has great stories to tell but unfortunately not those of most interest to me. I still hope to be able to see it eventually.
 

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