A matter of life and death

A matter of life and death

DVD - 2018

After miraculously surviving a jump from his burning plane, RAF pilot Peter Carter encounters the American radio operator to whom he has just delivered his dying wishes and, face-to-face on a tranquil English beach, the pair fall in love. When a messenger from the afterlife arrives to correct the clerical error that spared his life, Peter must mount a fierce defense for his right to stay on earth.

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Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
Near-death experiences > Drama.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Romantic comedy films.
Fantasy films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Feature films
Romantic comedy films
Fantasy films
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection [2018]
Language
English
Other Authors
Michael Powell, 1905-1990 (film director), Emeric Pressburger, 1902-1988 (actor), Kim Hunter, 1922-2002, David Niven, 1910-1983
Edition
Full screen. Two-DVD special edition
Item Description
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1946.
Special features: audio commentary from 2009 featuring film scholar Ian Christie; new interview with editor Thelma Schoonmaker, director Michael Powell's widow; new interview with film historian Craig Barron on the film's visual effects and production design; interview from 2009 with filmmaker Martin Scorsese; The colour merchant, a 1998 short film by Craig McCall featuring cinematographer Jack Cardiff; essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color, black and white; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits
Music, Allan Gray ; cinematography, Jack Cardiff ; editor, Reginald Mills.
ISBN
9781681434841
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Ejecting from his burning plane without a parachute, a British World War II pilot (David Niven) miraculously survives and meets and falls in love with the American radio operator (Kim Hunter) with whom he's shared his dying wish. Trouble is it wasn't cosmically ordained. And a heavenly trial ensues over whether to rectify the gaffe. A poignant rom-com fantasy by producer Emeric Pressburger and director Michael Powell (Black Narcissus; The Red Shoes), this glorious wartime classic at last gets the high-definition restoration and supplements-laden treatment it so richly merits. [See Trailers, LJ 6/1/18.] © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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