Review of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) by Jos . — 05 Jun 2009
Released in 1943 it would be surprising if this were not to some extent jingoistic. And indeed it is. Yet it is also so much more. It is a film that is quick to introduce us to a German soldier who acts throughout the film as a voice of sympathy for Germany. He impassions in the audience the pain of defeat.
The narrative sense of the film is so very keen, driving forward the story by the simple addition of an animal head to a wall, or the flickering pages of a journal. More than anything else it is a truly tremendous essay on growing old.
This review of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) was written by Jos . on 05 Jun 2009.
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp has generally received very positive reviews.
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