exhibition. Truly that heroic woman has suffered much since she
deliberately brought death .upon herself for her country's sake. The terrible circumstances of . the moment may have been some excuse for the exploitation. of her sacrifice for purposes of recruiting, but there can be none now for making a peepshow of her death, however profitable to those concerned. There have even been efforts made, we understand, to show the film on the. Continent. There are better ways of impressing the horrors of war than one which would revive controversy and bitter feelings over one of the worst incidents. But these are the depths to which British taste has fallen in the world of moving pictures. We are glad that Sir Austen Chamberlain has spoken out in refusing a request to see it (and doubtless to have his presence reported in the Press as an inducement to others to see it). He sent a reasoned refusal, full of feeling and dignity, and ended by saying that he felt " the strongest repugnance to its production."
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