And loved it. And have added it instantly to my file of Films To Be Treasured. Now I want to see Goodbye Mr Chips again. And Random Harvest, and Mrs Miniver, and...
pennski bought me a boxed set of Powell and Pressburger films for Christmas last year and looking through I realised that A Matter of Life or Death was the only one I'd actually seen before (which is one of my all time favourite films).
...Which happily contrasts with that moment in Casablanca where the young naiveties say "We'll be there at eight!" and Claude Rains says "I'll be there at ten..."
(no subject)
Date: 2008-12-06 06:14 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-12-06 06:40 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-12-06 07:37 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-12-06 06:26 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-12-06 06:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-12-06 07:43 pm (UTC)I saw a beautiful icon earlier today - a black & white still, probably P&P with the caption "Try not to squee too much darling".
(no subject)
Date: 2008-12-06 06:30 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-12-06 06:43 pm (UTC)