Review of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) by Ben E — 04 Sep 2007

Awesome. Really funny, and a great story.

This review of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) was written by Ben E on 04 Sep 2007.

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 16 May 2012

This glorious film is about the greatest mystery of all: how old people were once young, and how young people are in the process of becoming old…

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For a British Technicolour film made during WWII; this masterpiece certainly makes a great stand in the history of British cinema…

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The film follows this British soldier from his prime into his plump old age, yet it depicts him as ever the sentimentalist, ever the dreamer,…

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By Matt M (2,511) on 14 May 2013

Perhaps the most controversial film by renowned filmmaking duo Powell and Pressburger, who in 1943 made and released a film satirising British…

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A brilliant movie that is beautifully filmed. A no.1 for British Cinema…

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This is absolutely fascinating as a historical and historiographical document, if quite a jarring watch by modern standards…

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By Craig M (671) on 13 Aug 2013

Beautifully shot -- the sets are amazing. I miss those old Hollywood sound stage sets…

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By Rod E (628) on 26 Feb 2013

Roger Livesley gives an amazing performance as a military man getting burned by the changing times because he has old world values…

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By Jonathan S (1,990) on 14 Nov 2013

Beautifully shot, colorful saga of a military figure losing a touch he might never have had…

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The rarest of cinematic treasures: a historical epic that is also intensely personal and emotionally earnest…

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