The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

An ultimate testimony to the wit and vision of Powell and Pressburger, this timeless satire remains a paean to love, friendship and decency. Transfiguring the cartoon character into an idealistic yet sympathetic British General, it flashes back to the heroic and romantic passage of his life, making poetry out of his enduring relationship with a German officer and his shrouded affection for a woman – in three incarnations by the enchanting Deborah Kerr. Permeated in flamboyant Technicolor are regrets for the loss of honour, civilised values and fair play – Winston Churchill hated it, but an absolute consensus prevails that it’s one of the greatest British films ever made.