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War and Love

But the picture offers much more
than just good camera work. The
two characters offer interesting
comment about war, happiness and
what love really means. For example,
Sixteen claims one has o
be far sighted to see what war is.
He asks an army friend if he knows
through how many layers of flesh
a bayonet must penetrate before
it kills.

The couple live on raspberries
and cream, and bread and cheese
as they watch their money run
out. They pawn a tie pin, a drawing
but nothing seems to stop their
inevitable end. Neither can work
because they are afraid of being
recognized. Sixten finds that even
a farmer can tell he is a noble.