Episode 138: The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp(1943) directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. General Candy (Roger Livesey), who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women (all played by Deborah Kerr), and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier. Godard is Candy. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies. Catch us on Dublin Digital Radio on every second Monday: https://listen.dublindigitalradio.com/home Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therecgame Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therecommendationgame/