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A Matter of Life and Death (U)

★★★★★ – The Times. Set in a gorgeously photographed Technicolor England and a monochrome heaven, their World War II set drama took the imaginative daring of the Powell and Pressburger partnership to new heights.


"★★★★★ – the utterly unique, enduringly rich and strange romantic fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger" – Guardian


"★★★★★ – An enduring classic" – Total Film


★★★★★ – The Times


Set in a gorgeously photographed Technicolor England and a monochrome heaven, their World War II set drama took the imaginative daring of the Powell and Pressburger partnership to new heights.


David Niven plays a British airman who survives a plane crash and falls in love with an American radio operator (Kim Hunter), only to be summoned to the afterlife by a heavenly ‘Conductor’ (Marius Goring).


But is heaven just a hallucination brought on by brain injury?


Screening as part of the major BFI season marking the most extensive celebration of Powell and Pressburger's work even undertaken, bringing a rich catalogue of their visually stunning and often-controversial films back to the big screen.

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Sunday 3 Dec 20233:30pm Book Now
Saturday 16 Dec 20235:15pm Book Now (Descriptive subtitles)
Saturday 23 Dec 20235:30pm Book Now