Life And Death by Powell & Pressburger

These director pair still seems so splendid and powerful

plus sometimes quite funny, just enough comic to avoid losing grip of the great seriousness.

Same goes for The Red Shoes and Black Narcissus, also from late 40's

while this A Matter of Life and Death
is more maximized with really good sci-fi ideas.

[labled Romantic Fantasy]



A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH

by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
UK 1946

made just after the WW II
about some soldiers potential "journey up to afterlife"
or one of them finding a possibility to stay on earth

in America the movie is called STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN




watched it three times within the last two months
and then talked every scene through with a friend

my SnowBlack Movie # 1337



Happy role: BOB THE ALREADY DEAD PILOT (Robert Coote)

Grumpy role: CHIEF RECORDER (Joan Maude)

Crazy role: FRENCH CONDUCTOR 71 (Marius Goring)

Shy role: MRS. TUCKER (Betty Potter)


Explosive role: PROSECUTOR FARLAN (Raymond Massey)

Exhausted role: MAIN PILOT PETER CARTER (David Niven)

Wise role: PSYCHOLOGICAL DOCTOR REEVES (Robert Coote)


Beautiful role: JUNE (Kim Hunter)


4 Characters
7 Scenery
6 Camerawork

3 Thrill
3 Conflict
5 Humour

3 Psychology
6 Philosophy
7 Fantasy

6 Composition
4 Music
7 Concept

= 61


I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)





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