{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Special Subject - The Archers in Technicolor \u2013 THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COL. BLIMP (1943), BLACK NARCISSUS (1947) and THE RED SHOES (1948)","description":"  In this episode we revisit three Technicolor melodramas made by British cinema's great auteur duo Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, bursting with vibrant emotions and sensuality that exercise a dangerous allure over their protagonists: Clive Candy, the upper-class colonialist twerp played by Roger Livesey in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp&amp;nbsp;(1943) who discovers the poetry in his soul thanks to the influence of three in-Kerr-nations of Deborah Kerr and the friendship of Anton Walbrook; Sister Clodagh (Kerr again) in&amp;nbsp;Black Narcissus&amp;nbsp;(1947), futilely pitting the Protestant work ethic against the infinite; and Victoria Page (Moira Shearer) in&amp;nbsp;The Red Shoes&amp;nbsp;(1948), torn between the demands of art and mere humanity. And in Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto, more Naruse:&amp;nbsp;Flowing&amp;nbsp;(1956), a study of a declining geisha house through the perspective of Kinuyo Tanaka's kindly but powerless servant, and&amp;nbsp;The Stranger Within a Woman&amp;nbsp;(1966), a film noir about being consumed by guilt while the world just wants you to move on.&amp;nbsp;  Time Codes:  0h 00m 25s: &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Brief Intro - Powell and Pressburger  0h 07m 11s:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP (1943) [dir. Michael Powell &amp;amp; Emeric Pressburger]  0h 29m 14s:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; BLACK NARCISSSUS (1947) [dir. Michael Powell &amp;amp; Emeric Pressburger]  0h 46m 41s:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; THE RED SHOES (1948) [dir. Michael Powell &amp;amp; Emeric Pressburger]  1h 06m 35s:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto \u2013 Mikio Naruse\u2019s Flowing (1956) and The Stranger Within a Woman (1966) at TIFF Lightbox +++ * Listen to our guest episode on  The Criterion Project \u2013 a discussion of Late Spring * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous  Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: \u201cSunday\u201d by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of&amp;nbsp;The Internet Archive) * Read Elise\u2019s piece on Gangs of New York \u2013  \u201cMaking America Strange Again\u201d * Check out Dave\u2019s Robert Benchley blog \u2013 an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist\u2019s 2000+ pieces as he can locate \u2013 Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!&amp;nbsp; Follow us on Twitter at&amp;nbsp;@therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com  We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join!&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"There's Sometimes a Buggy: Irresponsible Opinions About Classic Film","author_url":"http:\/\/timetravel.libsyn.com\/webpage","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39847645\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197799785"}