# A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

> A doomed wartime pilot is granted a heavenly trial after falling in love on Earth and refuses to surrender the life fate mistakenly took from him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17150

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Drama
- Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- Cast: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey, Marius Goring, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron, Richard Attenborough, Bonar Colleano
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038733/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, tender, whimsical, classic cinema night, romantic evening

## Synopsis

A love that transcends life and death unfolds in a surreal court case.

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