A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
- Eugene
- Mar 7, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 26, 2023
Another couple of dozen critical thinkers amassed from near and far via Zoom to compare notes on this film.
Thanks to Geary Sekhar for sharing
Director Michael Powell Filmography – WMO Award Winner: Greatest Director in Movie History
We also mentioned the song Shoo Shoo Baby. Here's a contemporary singer covering it. I've shown this version because it features people lindy hopping - part of that American culture which this Oh-so-British film should have celebrated more whole heartedly. (I used to go to classes till Covid struck.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8efpbkny8v8
After our discussion about the nature of Peter's experiences as he hovered between life and death, finding this seemed incredibly topical. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/mar/07/the-space-between-life-and-death