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=78. A Matter of Life and Death w/ Leila

Episode Summary

Life, death, the great beyond. All this and more is explored in Powell and Pressburger's innovative Technicolor dreamworld: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. Charlie and Antonio are joined by special guest and friend Leila to dive headfirst into this feast of visual splendor and dry British humor. Let's go!

Episode Notes

Life, death, the great beyond. All this and more is explored in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's innovative Technicolor dreamworld: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. Charlie and Antonio are joined by special guest and friend Leila to dive headfirst into this feast of visual splendor and dry British humor. Let's go!

 

Intro/outro music: 'Lick You (Let You Die)' by Pulgas

 

A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946), United Kingdom, written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, cinematography by Jack Cardiff, featuring David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey, Marius Goring, and Raymond Massey.