I spend my every afternoon with mothers, widows. What can I say to them? Your sons have...
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Father Francis:
I spend my every afternoon with mothers, widows. What can I say to them? Your sons have died in the war to end all wars.
J.R.R. Tolkien:
What do you say?
Father Francis:
Words are useless. Modern words, anyway. I speak the liturgy. There's a comfort, I think, in distance. Ancient things.
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I spend my every afternoon
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with mothers widows
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What can I say to them
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Your sons have died in the war to end all wars
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What do you say
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Words are useless
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Modern words anyway
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I speak the liturgy
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There's a comfort I think in distance
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Ancient things
Clip duration: 42 seconds
Views: 169
Timestamp in movie: 01h 32m 12s
Uploaded: 20 November, 2022
Genres: biography, drama, romance
Summary: The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
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