Friday, January 23rd 2026

A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946)

In A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, acclaimed British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger deliver one of the great fantasy romances in all of cinema. Peter (David Niven) plays a British airman who falls in love with an American radio operator (Kim Hunter) as he hurtles to his doom in his damaged plane. When he wakes up—miraculously—on the beach, representatives from the afterlife insist his survival was in error and that Peter must stand trial to determine whether he gets a second chance at life and love. Expertly shot in gorgeous Technicolour, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH is renowned for its exquisite cinematography, which ranks among the finest ever put to film.