A Matter of Life and Death
Richard Coles on the classic Powell and Pressburger film A Matter of Life and Death.
The Essay · BBC Radio 3
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Show Notes
Continuing the Sound of Cinema season, the Rev Richard Coles ponders heaven and hell in the classic 1946 Powell and Pressburger film A Matter of Life and Death, starring David Niven.
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, together known as The Archers, were one of the most influential and audacious film-makers of the 1930s and 40s. Their groundbreaking works include: 'The Red Shoes', 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp', 'A Matter of Life and Death' and 'Black Narcissus'.
The Rev Richard Coles is a cleric and broadcaster. Producer: Justine Willett.