The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (#45)

What better way to follow up last week's raunchy comedy than with an epic profile of a complicated soldier in the Powell & Pressburger classic The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Does this movie take shots at the British army through the title character's unwavering committment to tradition and morality? How dangerous was it to talk about Germany's justified anger in 1943? Was this secretly a progressive film for women? And none of you will be shocked when you find out the idenity of the man being 'mocked' during this whole ordeal! Plus - more.
 
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp stars Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook and James McKechnie; directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

Is It Streaming?
USA: Criterion Channel
Canada: available to rent on Apple TV
UK: Criterion Channel
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What better way to follow up last week's raunchy comedy than with an epic profile of a complicated soldier in the Powell & Pressburger classic The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Does this movie take shots at the British army through the title character's unwavering committment to tradition and morality? How dangerous was it to talk about Germany's justified anger in 1943? Was this secretly a progressive film for women? And none of you will be shocked when you find out the idenity of the man being 'mocked' during this whole ordeal! Plus - more.

The guys also draw next week's movie out of a hat! What will it be? Join us, won't you?

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at [email protected]

Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_films

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_pod

Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx)

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp stars Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook and James McKechnie; directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

Is It Streaming?

USA: Criterion Channel

Canada: available to rent on Apple TV

UK: Criterion Channel

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