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Two music students bond over folk songs before WWI separates them in this M-rated period drama. Grief, mature relationship themes, drinking, and moderate language run through an emotional, non-action story. ClearAge puts it around 16 for older teens and adults.
Uplifting themes
Worth the cost, in this film's view, are recording ordinary voices and staying honest in love. Memory and connection matter here. Triumph speeches are beside the point Even when they fail at saying the hard things, both men care deeply about other people's songs and about each other. Their devotion stays quiet and imperfect
Story (may spoil tone)
In 1917, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory bond over a mutual love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song-collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.
Details
Violence On the farm, a character finds his father's dead body, and war-era deat…
On the farm, a character finds his father's dead body, and war-era death hangs over the story. Battle set-pieces never appear. Shock comes from discovery and aftermath talk
Language Tense family talk brings damn and hell, plus a son-of-a-b-word line in…
Tense family talk brings damn and hell, plus a son-of-a-b-word line in a song-story beat. Stronger modern swearing never becomes the film's texture
Sex / nudity Passionate kissing and discreet sex scenes follow as the two men become…
Passionate kissing and discreet sex scenes follow as the two men become lovers, with a couple more implied intimate beats. Sexuality sits at the center of the romance. Even so, the camera stays restrained
Drugs / alcohol Drinking shows up at conservatory nights and meals, and adults smoke ci…
Drinking shows up at conservatory nights and meals, and adults smoke cigarettes in the period setting. Use stays social. Binge or addiction plotting never takes over
Frightening No frightening found in this title
No frightening found in this title
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons No gore found in this title
No gore found in this title
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement This decades-spanning romance is shaped by war loss and mourning. Acros…
This decades-spanning romance is shaped by war loss and mourning. Across the years, grief stays woven into the story. You cannot treat it as a brief aside to skip
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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Talk after watching
- Music connects people across distance and war. Which songs carry memory for you?
- War reshapes young love and ambition. How do choices echo years later?
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