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Actors: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Raymond Massey
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A Matter of Life and Death |
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Squadron leader Peter Carter's plane is about to crash and he chooses to jump instead of going down in flames. The only problem is he doesn't have a parachute. Before he jumps he talks to a radio operator named June. They form a connection through each other's voices. He jumps, only he doesn't die. He finds June and they fall in love. Then, a stange Frenchman comes, telling Peter that he should have died when he jumped. They just missed picking him up. Peter wants the right to plead his case to the celestial court. Now that he and June are in love, he feels he should be granted extra time. He finds that his prosecutor is a man named Abraham Farland. Mr. Farland was killed by the British during the American Revolution, so he especially wants to stop the romance between British Peter, and June, an American. Peter has to find a good defense council as well as convince everyone on Earth that he is not crazy.
--Angela Tircuit, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of A Matter of Life and Death |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- matchbreaker interference
Religion themed film?
Yes
Kind of religion story
- dying character makes a comeback
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
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