Review of Fires Were Started (1943) by Cassandra M — 10 Feb 2011
Fires Were Started has no stock footage. However, it is similar to such in that an ignorant 1990s eye risks being unable to see through the strangeness of 1940s Britain to the lives and tensions portrayed in this film.
Fires Were Started is a witty, poetic account of the war effort understood as the acts of everyday Londoners. You can work hard watching it dissecting the poetic sequences of imagery; you can take it easy and enjoy the people we meet or you can follow the exciting narrative of 24 hours during the bombing of London.
Poetry.
This review of Fires Were Started (1943) was written by Cassandra M on 10 Feb 2011.
Fires Were Started has generally received mixed reviews.
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