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- A Matter of Life and Death is a movie that is not easily forgotten once seen. Like other great fantasies such as The Wizard of Oz, A Christmas Carol, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory or The Thief of Bagdad, it appeals to the sense of wonder shared by everyone, and yet remains distinct and unique, a film that is not like any other.
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Dec 15, 2021 · Now celebrating its 75th anniversary, A Matter of Life and Death still finds new fans. Gregory Wakeman looks at how a wartime propaganda film became a cinematic classic.
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- Its cinematic inventiveness. This is a film that dares to imagine on the largest possible scale, whether it is the tour of the universe with which it opens or the irresistible reversal of Wizard of Oz logic that depicts heaven in monochrome and Earth in ‘glorious Technicolor’ – for life, the audience will learn, is too wonderful to leave any sooner than is absolutely necessary.
- Its seriousness. Genial in tone, charming and accessible, the film told a simple love story that was designed to appeal to anyone who had a heart. Yet, refusing to retreat into escapism, it addressed the important challenge of its time.
- Its realism. Such is the fantasy dimension of the film that it is easy to overlook the extraordinary documentary eye with which it is constructed. In telling the story of a brain-damaged airman who has hallucinations of another world, Powell and Pressburger pay a scrupulous respect to the neurological reality of how these visions might have taken place.
- Those performances. Should I ever find myself in a burning aircraft I like to think that I shall be able to muster the same sang-froid with which David Niven, as Flight Lieutenant Peter Carter, recites his favourite poetry before bailing out without a parachute.
British Air Force pilot Peter Carter (David Niven) is on his way home to England from a World War II bombing mission in a badly damaged aircraft. Before he bails out of the plane into the ocean, he...
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- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- PG
- Fantasy, Drama
A Matter of Life and Death is a 1946 British fantasy - romance film set in England during World War II. Written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, the film stars David Niven, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey, Kim Hunter and Marius Goring.
Apr 21, 1995 · Stairway To Heaven (A Matter Of Life And Death) 104 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1995. Roger Ebert. April 21, 1995. 4 min read. “Stairway to Heaven” (1946) is one of the most audacious films ever made – in its grandiose vision, and in the cozy English way it’s expressed.
The mark of a truly great film is the impression it leaves on you, long after, yea, years after seeing it. 'A Matter of life and Death' undoubtably achieves this.
Dec 8, 2017 · Revisiting A Matter Of Life And Death. It’s 71 years old and considered one of the best British films ever made. Rachel takes a look at the wonderful A Matter Of Life And Death. By Rachel...
