Number Four in this series gives some information about the very first film in our 2019 Cinema Reborn season. This gives you some quick info on the Powell & Pressburger masterpiece from 1946, A Matter of Life and Death.
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| David Niven in the burning plane |
The much-loved fantasy-romance from The Archers team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, set during World War II and juxtaposing heaven (fantasy) and earth (reality).
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| Marius Goring as God's emissary |
Powell and Pressburger were asked by the Ministry of Information for a film to promote goodwill between the Allies – Britain and the USA. What they delivered was as original, as bold and as outrageous as anything in their long careers. Cast includes David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey, Richard Attenborough, Raymond Massey.
“…touched with eternity…” (Village Voice)
“…utterly unique, enduringly rich and strange romantic fantasia…” (The Guardian)
Click this link to the Ritz website to Book tickets to this masterpiece of British cinema
To read David Hare’s specially written program notes Click on this link
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| Archers' regular Roger Livesey |
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