Today, we've got another piece from the 1940s, this time in the middle of World War II. It's extraordinary how much nuance was possible in film-making at the time, compared to many portraits of Jingoism in mainstream media today.
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp can be viewed two ways, depending on how well you know your military history--and it offers lessons that continue to matter to our understanding of war today.
#War #Film #History #MediaLiteracy #Propaganda
https://open.substack.com/pub/mlclark/p/the-layered-propaganda-of-colonel
The filmmaking team of William Powell and Emeric Pressburger is up there with the very greatest filmmakers for me.
Agreed. They managed to convey sweeping topical range, tremendous narrative control, and deep themes in everything they produced. A standard-bearer for so much to follow.