Being a part time student of History, I immediately wanted to go see this film after seeing it being advertised on TV. Since I had not read any of the books from which this film was derived nor any film reviews, I came into the theater with a sense of curiousity and a farily open mind.
The writers, film makers and actors did a good job of transporting the audience back in time so that one could begin to feel what it must have been like to live during the first 40 years of the 20th century. The film score, cinematography, and Ms. Swank were all very beautiful which added much to the romantic/nostalgic tone of the film. Overall, this is a good film biography.