The Great Political Films: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

<p>In today’s episode David discusses Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), a great patriotic anti-war film made in the depths of WWII. Why did Churchill want the film’s production stopped and was he right to suspect it was about him? What does the film say about the politics of nostalgia and the illusions of heroism? And how is Blimp’s moustache like Kane’s Rosebud?</p><p>A new bonus episode to accompany this series is out on Saturday: David explores why so many American presidents choose High Noon as their favourite film. Sign up now to PPF+ for just £5 per month or £50 a year and get all our other bonuses plus ad free listening <a href="https://www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus</a></p><p>To get our free fortnightly newsletter with guides, writing and clips exploring the themes of these episodes join our mailing list <a href="https://www.ppfideas.com/newsletters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ppfideas.com/newsletters</a></p><p>Next time: The Manchurian Candidate</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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