Testament of Youth
A dramatization of Vera Brittain's 1933 autobiography Testament of Youth---a memorial to a generation devastated by WWI--- chronicles her experiences as a nurse in London and Malta and at the front lines in France. It opens with 18-year-old Vera, the genteel daughter of a paper-mill owner, nurturing 'hopes of escaping from provincial young ladyhood.' Her plan is to attend Oxford.
In Part 1, war is a remote prospect as 18-year-old Vera dreams of escaping the stuffiness of her parents' house and attending Oxford.
Vera decides to become a nurse and Roland is sent to the front.
Vera is anxiously awaiting Roland's Christmas visit.
Vera requests to be sent to a hospital at the French front.
The war is over and a shattered Vera returns to Oxford.
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| Language | English |
| Release | 1979-11-04 |
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