King of tall tales

From the makers of The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death comes The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (England, 1943, United Artists), an epic look at love spanning decades and on accepting being obsolete.

General Wynn Candy is a veteran British officer and head of London’s home guard during World War II. With a balding head and walrus mustache, he’s napping in a Turkish bath with a fellow officer when an army unit prematurely captures them in a war game, turning the film into a metaphor for the absurdity of the general’s rule and chivalry-obsessed generation.

The fantasy The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (England/Italy, 1988, Columbia Pictures) is one of Terry Gilliam’s best and a venerable cult classic. Join John Neville as the baron, the king of tall tales, as he goes on an odyssey with eye-popping special effects! The star-studded cast, including Uma Thurman as Venus and Robin Williams, makes it fun.

— Michael Romero
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