• Back on track, A Matter of Life and Death is an all time favourite.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0veuSLLWZ0

    The concept and execution are way ahead of their time and the entire cast are exceptional.

    It's also notable, to me, for being one of the few films of time in which Richard Attenborough doesn't play a cad, although it's a very minor part (probably an early one).

    Otherwise you can pretty much know the sort of character he'll be playing: In Which We Serve, The Ship That Died of Shame etc.

    You could say the same of John Mills, but in the opposite direction.

  • Love this film, it was my introduction to Powell & Pressburger and led to Canterbury tale, red shoes, Hoffman, know where I going Etc. Oh and Peeping Tom.
    I can't decide which is my favourite but it's between Colonel Blimp & Red shoes

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