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4:3 Full Frame
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Dolby Digital 2.0
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Theatrical Trailer
Making Of Documentaries
Director And Cast Filmographies


Synopsis
Jonathan Pryce stars as Dr. William Rivers, an army psychologist who treats mentally disturbed patients so that they can return to the front, in this adaptation of Pat Barker's moving World War I novel. Dr. Rivers begins to doubt the morality of his occupation when he begins treating a bizarre trio of patients: the decorated hero and poet Siegfried Sassoon, the budding poet Wilfred Owen, and Billy Prior, a young soldier who has been struck mute by the horror he has seen. Dr. Rivers' conflict begins when Sassoon publicly refuses to fight, writing a declaration of his objections that is read aloud before Parliament, which orders him to undergo psychiatric evaluation. Deeply affected by the strength of Sassoon's convictions, Dr. Rivers begins to see the true horrors of the war and cultivates a relationship with the mute Billy, determined to cure at least one of the war's many casualties.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   13 of 13 people found the following review helpful: A minor masterpiece, 15 Nov 2004 By  A. Friswell "Greywolf" (UK) - See all my reviews    This review is from: Regeneration [1997] (VHS Tape) I had not read Barker's trilogy before seeeing the film. Indeed I tuned in to it by accident when it was on TV. To say that I was gripped is understatement. I was also intensely moved, not merely by the plight of the mentally scarred men at Craiglockhart,(and NOT just Billy Prior), and by the poetry of both Sassoon and Owen; but above all by the astonishing portrayal by Jonathan Pryce of Major Rivers. Here is a man caught in the conundrum of healing the minds of soldiers, of clearing away the mental wall which they have thrown up to forget the horrors they have witnessed, but doing so knowing that they will be immediately returned to those horrors once he has cured them. And the depiction of Rivers' own declining mental state as he too comes to suffer the same symptoms as his patients almost by association was for me unforgettable. It matters not that the film does not stick rigidly to the books. This is a film which stands out in its own right - moving, sensitive, superbly acted, and one which nobody who stands still for two minutes on Armistice Day at the eleventh hour should miss.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   19 of 21 people found the following review helpful: Dr Rivers and the War Versus Shell Shock, 12 Oct 2002 By A Customer The strength of this piece is that is based around a real incident and several character who really live--Owen, Sassoon, Rivers-In this film, they carry the rest along so you get time to know the more minor characters who have just as harrowing stories of their own in this world of shellshock. The drama is excellent, especially the spooky premonitions of Owen's death, the location is just right for the Gloomy Craiglockhart War Hospital (which really existed and si now part of Napier Uni in Edinburgh) and we get a good idea of what these patients, and the doctors who tried to help with their problem AND sheild them from the official line which calls them cowards. We are given a true sense of how awful shellshock was, without slimy sentimemtality spoiling the message. The actors, especially James Wilby and Stuart Bunce are well chosen for their roles (Sassoon and Owen respectively, and help to makethe whole thing convincing, but what really 'did it' for me was Pryce's potrail of compassionate Doctor William Rivers. I have studied this remarkable man for some time and Pryce's portrayal of him, including the stammer and chronic fatigue was just how i expected Rivers to have been--even down to the voice. Watch it if you have any interest in war, psychology, psychotherapy, or if you can't believe shellshock was real. Watch it if you are a fan of the Regeneration Trilogy by Pat Barker--inevitably some sections from the book are missing but her version of events is kept to as faithfully as hers were to what really happened in 1917  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   6 of 6 people found the following review helpful: Wonderful and sensitive Film, 18 Nov 2005 By  simon milligan (colchester, essex United Kingdom) - See all my reviews I have considered other reviews and in general agree with them. This is a powerful and moving picture which makes effort to display the horror, and arguably the futility, of the first world war. As a film alone it is precisely executed, with some fine british actors providing thoughtful and provoking performances. The first few seconds of this film sum up WW1 for me, with haunting music as the camera travels over a black mud field deep with the dead and dying - and then the delicate end where Owen tells of the loss of 'half of Europe's seed'. Do not miss this, it is a film that you wont forget.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 14 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" I chose the title for this review from the famous poem by Wilfred Owen, because this film is poetry in itself. Read more Published 7 months ago by L. Keys A good film that should have been a great one Despite promising material - the relationship between World War One poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon and the pioneering work of psychiatrist Dr W.H.R. Read more Published 8 months ago by Trevor Willsmer A really engageing film of this genre.A well deserved 5 stars! The DVD of this film was loaned to me by a friend, knowing my kind of DVD is Ronin,Heat etc.but am I glad I bothered to watch it. Read more Published 14 months ago by Inmi Opinion A future classic In my Top Ten movies of all time, and a must see for anyone with an interest in the period. Not your typical war film in that it is more dialogue and drama driven than dramatic... Read more Published on 26 Nov 2005 by Richard Search Regeneration I saw the film before I read the trilogy,and I was pleasantly suprised; the film pretty much sticks to the basic outline of the book. Read more Published on 1 Dec 2004 by Rochelle McLean Excellent an excellent portrayal of the sufferings of the men at Craiglockhart Hospital and also of the lives of Siegfred Sassoon, Wilfred Owen (two of the most recognised First World War... Read more Published on 10 May 2004 by andy martin Hmmm! Well, as a film on its own I think its quite good, but, in terms of following the book, it isn't very good and is too rushed. Read more Published on 6 April 2003 did not come up with my expectations based on the regeneration-trilogym I actually expected more of the transparence and subtle tension Barker successfully created in her books.