For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943 Nominee

100 Words
It’s another Hemingway tale, Readers, and if you don’t know what that means, kindly get back to writing your essay (and then return when you’re done, and please don’t use artificial intelligence to write anything). This movie’s fire burns for the whole haul, which isn’t too difficult when the leads are so cute. Fiery supporting actors keep the story of exploding bridges in Spain from collapsing – so to speak. The colors are almost as palpable as Maria’s anxiety. Like many films of the forties, the backdrop is a World War, but the set pieces are people are war with themselves.