I was the projectionist last night for 'A Private War' at our village cinema in which Rosamund Pike gave a stunning performance as the renowned American journalist Marie Colvin. The script and direction have their faults and as Mark Kermode says about Colvin’s own refusal to become the subject of the stories she was reporting there is therefore “an inherent irony in any drama that places her centre stage", (he prefers the documentary about Colvin - 'Under the Wire'). And yet as we watched last night, the strength of Pike's performance and the films portrayal of the true horrors and injustices that Colvin saught to publicise caught hold of us. “Why is the world not here?” was Colvin’s repeated question as she ventured into the most deadly – and often overlooked – areas of conflict. The answer is that where Colvin felt an unstoppable need to witness and report on “the truth”, others often feared to follow. As Kermode admits - "at a time when news itself is under fire, with journalists demeaned and attacked by despots bent on obliterating the very concept of truth, perhaps Colvin’s story is more relevant than ever”. Ultimately though Colvin was simply trying to remind the world of what those in power try to hide - that in war it is always the civilians caught up in it who suffer most. It's not a perfect film but it's well worth watching to be reminded of that ourselves. . . . . . #RosamundPike #MarieColvin #aPrivateWar #sherevillagecinema #sherevillage #villagecinema #villagecinemas #cinema #filmfan #moviebuffs🎬 #warfilm #MarkKermode #filmreview #journalists #aprivatewarmovie #underthewire #documentary #projectionist (at Shere Village Cinema) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzjQMqLF5Bx/?igshid=1qamka3x8qaeu