It tells the story of a old general harking back to a bygone age, while trying to fight a new kind of war. The film is meant to be sentimental, melancholy and nostalgic, but sometimes I think it's just sad. Blimp has illusions about war that are not shared even by his friends and is clearly out of his depth. Apparently, Churchill didn't like it (possibly because he thought Blimp was a caracature of himself) and tried to have it banned.
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp
If I'm a bit lax prioritising my LoveFilm subscription, it occasionally throws up a DVD I'm not expecting. This time it was a Powell & Pressburger classic.
It tells the story of a old general harking back to a bygone age, while trying to fight a new kind of war. The film is meant to be sentimental, melancholy and nostalgic, but sometimes I think it's just sad. Blimp has illusions about war that are not shared even by his friends and is clearly out of his depth. Apparently, Churchill didn't like it (possibly because he thought Blimp was a caracature of himself) and tried to have it banned.
It tells the story of a old general harking back to a bygone age, while trying to fight a new kind of war. The film is meant to be sentimental, melancholy and nostalgic, but sometimes I think it's just sad. Blimp has illusions about war that are not shared even by his friends and is clearly out of his depth. Apparently, Churchill didn't like it (possibly because he thought Blimp was a caracature of himself) and tried to have it banned.
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