The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - Criterion Collection
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Movie Reviews of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - Criterion Collection
Movie Review: Life and Loss with the Colonel
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie cost Powell his knighthood. The British government wanted a very different movie for the war and they never forgave Powell. It took guts to make it at the time, but only a real artist could have made it as good as it is. Watch for the conclusion, when Powell puts on film the most beautiful and least obtrusive metaphor ever done, and makes it look like a throwaway. The miracle is that Powell took something unsubtle and crass - the Col. Blimp cartoon character - and made it poignant. This isn't a pro-war story, or a military satire, or a romance. It's about personal loss.Movie Review: Magnificent...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is such an extraordinary movie! It's true, Powell & Pressburger never fail, but this is their best--the three lead performances are astonishing(with Kerr doing really well as three completely different women), the story is always either poignant or hilarious (often both!) and even the technicolour looks great. I hate war movies, and wasn't sure what to expect when I saw this one (particularly since it was filmed in the heat of WWII), but somehow, this portrait of a career military man (& hunter--hard to swallow for a vegetarian like me!) really grabs me-- particularly his lifelong low-key brand of romanticism, which is brought to light expertly by the episodic snatches of biography that we are made privy to(we are never hit over the head with it). Watch this movie!Movie Review: Powell and Pressburger make great movies....
Summary: 5 Stars
They really do make excellent films. Take almost any one of their collaborations and it's just a great film. This little epic happens to be my favorite of their collaborations(with BLACK NARCISSUS, and STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN close behind followed by I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING and the RED SHOES). Roger Livesey is fantastic, as is Deborah Kerr. It's a thouroughly engaging and enjoyable classic-it's easy to see why the like of Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson would find it inspiring.