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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943 · 163 min

Comedy, Drama, Romance, War

General Candy, 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, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.

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Appeals to viewers who appreciate expansive character dramas blending affectionate romance, historical change, and gently ironic military satire.

Tone
bittersweet, nostalgic, satirical
Payoff
reflection, heartbreak
Pacing
meditative
Intensity
moderate
Structure
non-linear
Themes
aging, friendship, romantic longing, changing warfare, national identity
Setting
early-to-mid twentieth century, British military institutions and wartime Europe

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