A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

Bald Move Prestige

Bald Move

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.5 • 942 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Special thanks to commissioner Jaimie T. for having us check out the classic 1946 British film classic, “A Matter of Life and Death”. Featuring a story that pits love against the cosmic law of death, it explores post World War 2 tensions between the England and the Unites States. Both of us see the film’s obvious charm; lavish and colorful visuals, inventive special effects and set design, and appealing lead actors. We also have a few third act quibbles and thematic issues, but not enough to sink the Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to another commission podcast.
0:02.8	This is for the 1946 British film,
0:05.8	a matter of life and death, or
0:08.4	stairway to heaven, as it's called in the United States.
0:12.0	It was made by the filmmaking duo of Powell and
0:16.0	Pressberger who called the production company The Archer's starring David
0:20.8	Niven and Kim Hunter.
0:23.2	This was commissioned by Jamie T, a long time
0:26.2	fan of Bald Move and supporter of Bald Move.
0:29.0	Previously, a commission podcast such as,
0:31.0	well, the one that I jumped out my mind is all good things safe
0:35.6	fucking safe that's through throwing red meat to vault to to to Jim and I and I appreciate her status as a Star Trek super fan and nerd.
0:49.7	She has watched this film and the premise of this film is essentially a young
0:55.8	airman British airman is limping back to home in a severely damaged bomber
1:01.9	he's not going to make it his parachute was shot up and he
1:06.1	achieves radio contact with an American service woman who's a radar operator a
1:10.8	radio operator and she's with him in his final moments before he jumps out of the airplane
1:17.9	rather than going down at the ship.
1:20.5	And instead of dying, he wakes up on a beach and is reunited with his love, but it turns out heaven made a mistake.
1:28.0	He should have died in the plane crash and there's going to be a universal court case and they're going to be a
1:37.0	universal court case and they're going to decide whether he gets to live out his life with this girl or not.
1:44.0	There's a lot of obvious similarities to another post-war American film.
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