A gentle 1940's romance

Rating: 6/10 (25 September 2018)

A female writer in the 1940's becomes fascinated by the story of a book club that was run during the German occupation of Guernsey.
This is a well made film, with great engaging characters and an interesting story.
The film is quite twee and reserved.
It looks at some wartime issues like collaboration, racism, loss and forgiveness.
This film has to wander along a very fine line.
It is great that this story is told and not every film shot in the 1940's should be a competition of who suffered the most, but it is hard not to make comparisons and
Guernsey under the occupation cannot compare to the blood soaked streets of Stalingrad, Warsaw, Nanjing or Berlin.
This is all about the characters and their experiences and their loses.
I just had trouble switching off the nagging voice in my head that prevented me sympathising with the characters' relatively quiet war.
A very nice, gentle watch with some great performances.
The story is a little light but I am pleased it wasn't over sensationalised.
I would recommend this for a Sunday afternoon.