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A Matter of Life and Death

#76416

1946 · dir. Jean Cocteau · 90 min · 2.35:1

Indigo / Violet palette · Dark

Key colours
#4040B1
#8937BC
#712B97
#9433CC
#533CB3
Stripes
422
Brightness
30%
Saturation
34%
Avg shot
4.8s
Stock
35mm
Frames
129,600
About this film+

A pilot must argue for his life in a heavenly court after he survives a crash that should have killed him. The film famously moves between a vibrant Technicolor real world and a monochrome afterlife. It is a romantic story about the power of love to overcome fate.