I blogged a few days back about how much I enjoyed Powell and Pressburger's I Know Where I'm Going and that I was eager to see more of their films from Netflix. Alas, the one we watched last night, Stairway to Heaven, (aka A Matter of Life and Death) was not quite so fine. Far from it. Neither my wife nor I found it enjoyable - she was so bored she gave up twenty minutes before the end. I stuck around for the finish but I can't really recommend it. Besides being boring but it was also rather strange. It turned on a dime from being a romantic fantasy to a piece of wartime propaganda (it was set in May, 1945). I actually started laughing out loud at one point about the ridiculousness of it all. I noticed on Netflix that a lot of people love this movie so perhaps you will too. But to my taste, while "I Know Where I'm Going" has whethered the years beautifully, this one is more than a little dated. I hope the other P&P movies I have waiting for me are better than this.
One thing bugged me while watching that I cleared up during my early morning walk. The female lead in the movie was Kim Hunter and while I recognized her face immediately I couldn't remember where I'd seen her before. I had my "aha!" moment this morning during my walk and I'm really not sure why it took me so long to figure it out. How can anyone forget Stella?
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