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7/8/2014
New Still of Kit Harington and Alicia Vikander in ‘Testament of Youth’
upandcomers.net/2014/07/17/testament-of-youth-first-look-kit-harrington-alicia-vikander/
July 17, 2014 | Posted By Alfonso Espina In Images
The Daily Mail has unveiled a new photo of Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington from James Kent‘s adaptation of “Testament of Youth.”
Based on the autobiography of the same name that was praised by the Times Literary Supplement as a book that helped “both form and define the mood of its time”, “Testament of Youth” centers on the early life of the English pacifist Vera Brittain. Played by Vikander (as pictured), Vera left the University of Oxford in 1915 to enlist as a nurse in the armed services, serving in London, Malta and France. Harington, as seen embracing Vikander, plays Vera’s fiancé, Roland Leighton.
“Her father did not want her to be educated to the level of her brother Edward,’ Alicia told The Daily Mail about Vera. “But she was determined. Her brother introduced her to all his school friends, and later she watched them go off to fight, and saw an entire generation wiped out.”
Vikander also revealed that she almost passed on playing Vera after Kent and the film’s producers, Rosie Alison and David Heyman, offered her the part — adding that it was her father who ultimately convinced her to accept the role. “He read the script and was so moved by it,’ said Alicia.
In addition to seasoned British actresses Emily Watson and Miranda Richardson, Vikander and Harrington are joined by fellow up and comers Hayley Atwell as Hope; Taron Egerton as Edward, Vera’s brother; Colin Morgan as Victor Richardson, Edward’s classmate, and Alexandra Roach as Winifred; Vera’s friend.
“Testament of Youth” is slated for a release sometime next year, and it is also reportedly in talks for a special gala at the BFI London Film Festival in October. Until then, the full shot of the new image from the film below should be enough to satisfy your anticipation.
7/8/2014
New Still of Kit Harington and Alicia Vikander in ‘Testament of Youth’
upandcomers.net/2014/07/17/testament-of-youth-first-look-kit-harrington-alicia-vikander/
July 17, 2014 | Posted By Alfonso Espina In Images
The Daily Mail has unveiled a new photo of Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington from James Kent‘s adaptation of “Testament of Youth.”
Based on the autobiography of the same name that was praised by the Times Literary Supplement as a book that helped “both form and define the mood of its time”, “Testament of Youth” centers on the early life of the English pacifist Vera Brittain. Played by Vikander (as pictured), Vera left the University of Oxford in 1915 to enlist as a nurse in the armed services, serving in London, Malta and France. Harington, as seen embracing Vikander, plays Vera’s fiancé, Roland Leighton.
“Her father did not want her to be educated to the level of her brother Edward,’ Alicia told The Daily Mail about Vera. “But she was determined. Her brother introduced her to all his school friends, and later she watched them go off to fight, and saw an entire generation wiped out.”
Vikander also revealed that she almost passed on playing Vera after Kent and the film’s producers, Rosie Alison and David Heyman, offered her the part — adding that it was her father who ultimately convinced her to accept the role. “He read the script and was so moved by it,’ said Alicia.
In addition to seasoned British actresses Emily Watson and Miranda Richardson, Vikander and Harrington are joined by fellow up and comers Hayley Atwell as Hope; Taron Egerton as Edward, Vera’s brother; Colin Morgan as Victor Richardson, Edward’s classmate, and Alexandra Roach as Winifred; Vera’s friend.
“Testament of Youth” is slated for a release sometime next year, and it is also reportedly in talks for a special gala at the BFI London Film Festival in October. Until then, the full shot of the new image from the film below should be enough to satisfy your anticipation.