Un aviatore britannico di guerra che inganna la morte deve discutere per la sua vita davanti a una corte celeste.Un aviatore britannico di guerra che inganna la morte deve discutere per la sua vita davanti a una corte celeste.Un aviatore britannico di guerra che inganna la morte deve discutere per la sua vita davanti a una corte celeste.
- Premi
- 1 vittoria e 2 candidature
Bonar Colleano
- An American Pilot
- (as Bonor Colleano)
Robert Arden
- GI Playing Snout
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Robert Beatty
- US Crewman
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Eric Cawthorne
- Goatherd
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Trama
Lo sapevi?
- QuizThe first scene shot was David Niven washing up on the beach. Originally planned to fade in from black, Michael Powell decided on the spot that the effect would be too cheesy. When Jack Cardiff told him to look through the camera, Cardiff then deliberately breathed onto the lens, which fogged the glass for a few seconds until it evaporated. Powell loved the idea and had him use it for the shot.
- BlooperAfter Peter's second encounter with the Heavenly Messenger, this time in Frank's library, the doctor and June desperately attend to Peter's condition. June kneels in front of Peter and begins to giggle uncontrollably, then expertly hides herself behind Frank to avoid the camera.
- Citazioni
Doctor Frank Reeves: A weak mind isn't strong enough to hurt itself. Stupidity has saved many a man from going mad.
- Curiosità sui creditiForeword (Scrolled up the screen at the start of the film): This is a story of two Worlds the one we know and another which exists only in the mind of a young airman whose life & imagination have been violently shaped by war [Pauses, then scrolls up to reveal] Any resemblance to any other world known or unknown is purely coincidental.
- Versioni alternativeThe US release was cut to avoid showing the naked shepherd boy in the sand dunes.
- ConnessioniFeatured in The Story of Making the Film They're a Weird Mob (1966)
- Colonne sonoreScherzo
(1842) (uncredited)
from "A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61"
Written by Felix Mendelssohn
Played on a record at the Shakespeare rehearsal
Recensione in evidenza
A Matter of Life and Death, what can you really say that would properly do justice to the genius and beauty of this film. Powell and Pressburger's visual imagination knows no bounds, every frame is filled with fantastically bold compositions. The switches between the bold colours of "the real world" to the stark black and white of heaven is ingenious, showing us visually just how much more vibrant life is. The final court scene is also fantastic, as the judge and jury descend the stairway to heaven to hold court over Peter (David Niven)'s operation.
All of the performances are spot on (Roger Livesey being a standout), and the romantic energy of the film is beautiful, never has there been a more romantic film than this (if there has I haven't seen it). A Matter of Life and Death is all about the power of love and just how important life is. And Jack Cardiff's cinematography is reason enough to watch the film alone, the way he lights Kim Hunter's face makes her all the more beautiful, what a genius, he can make a simple things such as a game of table tennis look exciting. And the sound design is also impeccable; the way the sound mutes at vital points was a decision way ahead of its time
This is a true classic that can restore anyone's faith in cinema, under appreciated on its initial release and by today's audiences, but one of my all time favourites, which is why I give this film a 10/10, in a word - Beautiful.
All of the performances are spot on (Roger Livesey being a standout), and the romantic energy of the film is beautiful, never has there been a more romantic film than this (if there has I haven't seen it). A Matter of Life and Death is all about the power of love and just how important life is. And Jack Cardiff's cinematography is reason enough to watch the film alone, the way he lights Kim Hunter's face makes her all the more beautiful, what a genius, he can make a simple things such as a game of table tennis look exciting. And the sound design is also impeccable; the way the sound mutes at vital points was a decision way ahead of its time
This is a true classic that can restore anyone's faith in cinema, under appreciated on its initial release and by today's audiences, but one of my all time favourites, which is why I give this film a 10/10, in a word - Beautiful.
- jonathandoe_se7en
- 19 ott 2001
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- Data di uscita
- Paese di origine
- Lingue
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- A Matter of Life and Death
- Luoghi delle riprese
- Saunton Sands, Devon, Inghilterra, Regno Unito(beach: The Burrows)
- Azienda produttrice
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Botteghino
- Budget
- 320.000 £ (previsto)
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 179.059 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 44 minuti
- Proporzioni
- 1.37 : 1
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