--- product_id: 35601068 title: "Hemingway & Gellhorn" price: "378 kr" currency: DKK in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.dk/products/35601068-hemingway-and-gellhorn store_origin: DK region: Denmark --- # Award-Winning Film Epic Love Story Classic Literature Hemingway & Gellhorn **Price:** 378 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📚 Love, War, and Words: A Tale for the Ages! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Hemingway & Gellhorn - **How much does it cost?** 378 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.dk](https://www.desertcart.dk/products/35601068-hemingway-and-gellhorn) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Cultural Impact:** Join the conversation on art and relationships. - • **Historical Depth:** Explore the tumultuous backdrop of the 1930s. - • **Cinematic Brilliance:** Experience a visually stunning adaptation. - • **Passion and Conflict:** Witness a love story filled with drama. - • **Unforgettable Characters:** Dive into the lives of literary giants. ## Overview Hemingway & Gellhorn is a captivating film that chronicles the passionate and tumultuous relationship between iconic writer Ernest Hemingway and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War. This award-winning adaptation brings to life their complex love story, showcasing both their literary genius and the historical events that shaped their lives. ## Description Product Description Starring two of today’s most acclaimed actors, and directed by Oscar nominee Philip Kaufman (in his first film for television), Hemingway & Gellhorn tells the story of the passionate love affair and tumultuous marriage between Martha Gellhorn (Kidman) and Ernest Hemingway (Owen), following the adventurous writers through all the great conflicts of their time – from the Spanish Civil War and beyond. Considered by many to be the greatest of all war correspondents – man or woman – Gellhorn’s drive and success catapulted her beyond the confines of her marriage into a revered and respected career independent of Hemingway’s. Epic in scale, with masterfully woven archival footage, Hemingway & Gellhorn offers a unique glimpse at a powerful relationship born and torn by war. desertcart.com An intriguing drama about love, war, and writing, Hemingway & Gellhorn is the story of the relationship between novelist Ernest Hemingway (Clive Owen) and war reporter Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman): how they inspired one another, loved each other, and drove each other crazy. Told retrospectively by Gellhorn in a series of flashbacks, the film begins with Hemingway and Gellhorn's chance meeting in the days leading up to the Spanish Civil War. The pair find themselves oddly attracted to one another, even as Gellhorn is simultaneously repulsed by Hemingway, and they're soon matching wits and being galvanized to action by the political events preceding the war and their need to do something: to exert control over a world spinning out of control and to give voice to the voiceless. A working relationship in the heat of a war zone soon turns personal, and the two find a complicated love where each inspires the work of the other. As they follow one another across the globe from one war zone to another, their relationship becomes increasingly complicated and their needs diverge, even as their desire for one another continues to burn. The story is powerful on its own, but it is intensified by blending green-screen footage of the actors and layered special effects to effectively place the modern-day actors in the middle of archival footage. The actors are able to interact with the people and surroundings everywhere from the battlefields of the Spanish Civil War to Hemingway and Gellhorn's home in Cuba. The result is stunning and completely believable. Special features include audio commentary with director Philip Kaufman and editor Walter Murch, a look at the visual effects used in the film, and a making-of featurette. --Tami Horiuchi Review: War and Love Relived! - I’m in love with Nicole Kidman. She’s not only sexy but a tremendous actress and does an excellent job in this historical rendition of these two writers. They both deserve Oscar’s for their portrayal! An excellent, can’t pause it or put it down! Review: no simple narrative, this is a great film - Philip Kaufman's direction and Nicole Kidman's superb acting are standouts in making this a great film. I very much like the way Kaufman created the illusion of history taking place before our eyes, the embedding of Kidman and Owen into archival footage with the filming of Kidman in both vintage-sepia toned film and color film. It's a bit hard to describe here, but anyone interested in how it was done and the effect it created should see the HBO clip on YouTube called "Hemingway & Gellhorn: Visual Effects Piece." I've seen a number of films set in the time period, the latest that comes to mind is Pan's Labyrinth, but none have made me feel I was inside the frame struggling to understand the action and effects of war the way this film did. I'm very grateful that the storyline so closely follows the historic reality of their lives. That is so rarely done. Being true to history generally means the audience has to accept that there is no 3-act play here. We can't fit these people's lives into the neat narrative that pleases most critics. To do so would force this film to be less than it turned out to be. There's a 1940's film (Arise, My Love) with Claudette Colbert playing a character said to have been inspired by Martha Gellhorn. It has a special romantic charm, and it follows the usual arc of romantic movies. It is fine in its own right to remake films like that, to alter the narrative to follow an arc, but this is not the aim of Hemingway & Gellhorn. Like life, it's a lot messier. I found Clive Owen excellent in the film. Some reviewers said he overacted or tried too hard, but that's actually who Hemingway was--a person who overdid, overplayed his own role in life. Really, what man in his late 30's wants to be known as "Papa" to his male friends? (The nickname was one he encouraged from the age of 26 or 27 according to first wife Hadley.) Hemingway created an image for himself that helped him define himself, but also stifled his ability to grow later in life. It probably didn't help that he was bipolar according to a diagnosis made in later years. Clive Owen captures the best and worst of Hemingway, no mean feat. He really deserves more credit that he got from critics. He was superb in the role. Right now, A Farewell to Arms (the film made from Hemingway's second novel) is available to view in Prime. The movie is referred to in the film both in the dialog and through its movie poster on Hemingway's wall. Also on Prime right now is the documentary referred to, The Spanish Earth. I can't say I've seen either, but it seems this is my chance so I thought I'd pass it along. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0041KKZIM | | Actors | Clive Owen, Nicole Kidman | | Best Sellers Rank | #52,631 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #34,405 in DVD | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (864) | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item model number | 333153 | | Language | English (Dolby Digital 5.1) | | Media Format | AC-3, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen | | Number of discs | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 ounces | | Release date | April 2, 2013 | | Run time | 2 hours and 34 minutes | | Studio | HBO Studios | ## Product Details - **Contributor:** Clive Owen, Nicole Kidman - **Format:** AC-3, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen - **Genre:** Feature - **Language:** English - **Number Of Discs:** 1 ## Images ![Hemingway & Gellhorn - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/914x-MjZTxL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ War and Love Relived! *by J***Y on February 20, 2026* I’m in love with Nicole Kidman. She’s not only sexy but a tremendous actress and does an excellent job in this historical rendition of these two writers. They both deserve Oscar’s for their portrayal! An excellent, can’t pause it or put it down! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ no simple narrative, this is a great film *by C***L on February 23, 2018* Philip Kaufman's direction and Nicole Kidman's superb acting are standouts in making this a great film. I very much like the way Kaufman created the illusion of history taking place before our eyes, the embedding of Kidman and Owen into archival footage with the filming of Kidman in both vintage-sepia toned film and color film. It's a bit hard to describe here, but anyone interested in how it was done and the effect it created should see the HBO clip on YouTube called "Hemingway & Gellhorn: Visual Effects Piece." I've seen a number of films set in the time period, the latest that comes to mind is Pan's Labyrinth, but none have made me feel I was inside the frame struggling to understand the action and effects of war the way this film did. I'm very grateful that the storyline so closely follows the historic reality of their lives. That is so rarely done. Being true to history generally means the audience has to accept that there is no 3-act play here. We can't fit these people's lives into the neat narrative that pleases most critics. To do so would force this film to be less than it turned out to be. There's a 1940's film (Arise, My Love) with Claudette Colbert playing a character said to have been inspired by Martha Gellhorn. It has a special romantic charm, and it follows the usual arc of romantic movies. It is fine in its own right to remake films like that, to alter the narrative to follow an arc, but this is not the aim of Hemingway & Gellhorn. Like life, it's a lot messier. I found Clive Owen excellent in the film. Some reviewers said he overacted or tried too hard, but that's actually who Hemingway was--a person who overdid, overplayed his own role in life. Really, what man in his late 30's wants to be known as "Papa" to his male friends? (The nickname was one he encouraged from the age of 26 or 27 according to first wife Hadley.) Hemingway created an image for himself that helped him define himself, but also stifled his ability to grow later in life. It probably didn't help that he was bipolar according to a diagnosis made in later years. Clive Owen captures the best and worst of Hemingway, no mean feat. He really deserves more credit that he got from critics. He was superb in the role. Right now, A Farewell to Arms (the film made from Hemingway's second novel) is available to view in Prime. The movie is referred to in the film both in the dialog and through its movie poster on Hemingway's wall. Also on Prime right now is the documentary referred to, The Spanish Earth. I can't say I've seen either, but it seems this is my chance so I thought I'd pass it along. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ not nearly as bad as the nay-sayers say *by V***R on December 14, 2024* While I agree, largely, with Sagacious's review, I think it was a more enjoyable film than they found it. Not necessarily a better film, but a decent evening's entertainment. I did like, a lot, the fading in and out of the vintage footage, and I found it fairly easy to ignore the mainly quite pompous posturing of the protagonists and concentrate on the 20th century history. Was Hemingway actually this much of an ass? Dunno -- and don't really care -- and if anything it made for an interesting tension between not just Hemingway and Gellhorn, bet between Hemingway and his friends and, of course, enemies. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.dk/products/35601068-hemingway-and-gellhorn](https://www.desertcart.dk/products/35601068-hemingway-and-gellhorn) --- *Product available on Desertcart Denmark* *Store origin: DK* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*