Strangelove' caliber, but it's a musical, using the patriotic tunes of the day with the sarcastic alternate lyrics that the troops themselves created. I can't think of another film that has so artfully blended satire, farce, tragedy and history. Not only as an anti-World War I piece, but as a powerful critique of the British class structure and the amoral diplomats and generals who sent millions, nearly a generation, to early graves. (Later, after swearing off the film industry, he got his revenge with his novel 'Close-up.') Whatever 'corporate changes' (in the sense of group-think) were made to his script, it still works. Apparently, it also was Len who had the brainstorm to set the fantasy sections at Brighton, which worked brilliantly! Inexplicably, he asked for his name to be removed from the writing and producing credits. Though based on the Joan Littlewood stage play (itself derived from a Charles Chilton radio piece), the film has the creativity, visual sense and sardonic wit of Len Deighton throughout. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.This is a superlative film. The book, Lovely War ISBN# 9780147512970 in Paperback by Julie Berry may be ordered in bulk quantities. Author Julie Berry has been called 'a modern master of historical fiction' by Bookpage and 'a celestially inspired storyteller' by the New York Times, and Lovely War is truly her masterwork. Hailed by critics, Lovely War has received seven starred reviews and is an indie bestseller. Their story, as told by goddess Aphrodite, who must spin the tale or face judgment on Mount Olympus, is filled with hope and heartbreak, prejudice and passion, and reveals that, though War is a formidable force, it's no match for the transcendent power of Love. Army, and a Belgian orphan with a gorgeous voice and a devastating past. A classical pianist from London, a British would-be architect-turned-soldier, a Harlem-born ragtime genius in the U.S. They are Hazel, James, Aubrey, and Colette. Read the novel New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network Kate Quinn called 'easily one of the best novels I have read all year!' A critically acclaimed, multi-layered romance set in the perilous days of World Wars I and II, where gods hold the fates-and the hearts-of four mortals in their hands.

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