The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

By Adam 2022-10-14 22:24:48

[Film Review] The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) 8.2/10

This Powell-Pressburger's pièce de résistence, which eulogizes the quintessential “Englishness”, is a lavish moonshot on show, not least for its renowned Technicolor sumptuousness that transmogrifies studio-bound fakery into manufactured imagery of an eyeful. The titular Colonel Blimp, a beloved cartoon character created by David Low in 1934, is actually Major-General Clive Wynne-Candy...

By Josianne 2023-09-23 02:32:52

The story of Epic! From 1902 to the end of World War II, the friendship that spanned more than half a century between the two world wars was vividly displayed by the British on the big screen. Another combination of Powerll and Pressburger, Black Narcissus, Hongling Yan Hundred Battles General, this is the ultimate use of Technicolor! General Candy's old age dress is so good, so natural that it leaves no traces. Kerr actually played three...

By Josiane 2023-09-17 23:22:54

The scheduling of several closed spaces in P&P is very advanced. There are no fixed shots and direct close-up switching, forcing the audience to actively feel the dialogue in the tension, pay attention to the performance (to stimulate their imagination and sense of participation), and then create a panoramic scene, release the spatial information, and then Further intensify the mood with camera scheduling. A plot spanning 40 years, 160 minutes is not too...

By Abigayle 2023-09-14 15:37:00

The war of the nobles is over, and the next is the war between...

By Kurt 2023-08-26 06:39:38

a love letter to...

By Gabe 2023-08-23 03:29:15

Le génie de MP et EP fait de ce propagande de guerre traitant le code moral militaire un film au Technicolor flamboyant d'une densité historique et humaine rare. Un chef d'oeuvre baroque qui séduit par sa splendeur visuelle résistant au temps comme la beauté de...