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
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Updated: Feb 26, 2023
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