Underplayed Gems

I Heard the Bells (2022)

I Heard the Bells poster
Directed by
Joshua Enck
Genre
biographical drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow as he enjoys a joyful home life with his wife and children. After his wife dies in a fire, he sinks into depression and stops writing, while his son Charley joins the Union Army in the Civil War. When Charley returns home badly wounded, Henry finds renewed faith and writes the poem that becomes the carol I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.

poignantslow-burnbittersweetrestrainedcontemplativehopefulemotionalintimate

What happens

Christmas Bells - La fede ritrovata (I Heard the Bells) รจ un film biografico del 2022 diretto da Joshua Enck. Il poeta statunitense Henry Wadsworth Longfellow trascorre con sua moglie Fanny e i loro cinque figli, tre femmine e due maschi, una vita domestica idilliaca, che trova il culmine della gioia nei festeggiamenti alla vigilia di Natale. Ma in seguito l'armonia si spezza per la morte di Fanny in un incendio scoppiato in casa: Henry cade in uno stato di depressione che lo spinge a smettere di scrivere, mentre suo figlio maggiore Charley, volendo allontanarsi da casa, si arruola per combattere nella guerra civile americana. Dopo essere rimasto gravemente ferito in una chiesa diroccata, Charley viene riportato a casa, dove nel frattempo suo padre ha letto il diario di Fanny scoprendo la profonda fede cristiana della moglie. Henry e Charley riacquistano entrambi la fede che avevano perduto in seguito al dolore per la morte di Fanny. Henry, inoltre, riprende in mano la penna e scrive nel giorno di Natale appassionati versi che danno origine alla canzone I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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