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#259: Stairways to Heaven, Pt. 1 — A Matter of Life and Death
#259: Stairways to Heaven, Pt. 1 — A Matter of Life and Death
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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Jan 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
With the image early in SOUL of a conveyor belt ferrying new souls into the afterlife, the new Pixar film makes clear the thematic debt it owes to Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1946 fantasy-romance A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. But there’s much more to the Powell and Pressburger film than that indelible image; in this week’s half of our pairing we dig into what lies beyond the stairway to heaven with an assist from critic and 812FilmReviews founder Robert Daniels, with whom we discuss MATTER’s central romantic relationship, its varied approach to tone, and its relationship to the afterlife, both stylistically and narratively. Plus, we respond to some feedback on our recent WOLFWALKERS episode that wonders if the film is "actually AVATAR for kids," as well as a letter seeking clarification on our collective aversion to the term “dated.”
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Outro Music: Dolly Parton, “Stairway to Heaven”
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Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, SOUL, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730.
Outro Music: Dolly Parton, “Stairway to Heaven”
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Released:
Jan 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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