One of the finest films ever made

houndtang75

Powell and Pressburger made some excellent films together before the creative juices ran dry, but I think 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' is my favourite. It's one of those rare and wonderful films that you can watch again and again and it always feels like the first time you've seen it. Roger Livesey gives a magnificent performance as Clive Candy, ably supported by Anton Walbrook and Deborah Kerr, looking luminous in her first big role. Livesey made few films but was memorable in those he did appear in, particularly those by 'The Archers'. Like Powell's other colour films of the time the photography is beautiful and the film has that idiosyncratic touch that he brought to many of his best pictures.

score 10/10

houndtang75 4 August 2007

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