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  1. The Blue Lamp

    5/5 Simon Heffer explores images of post-war society in the film The Blue Lamp.

  2. Kind Hearts and Coronets

    4/5 Simon Heffer on the subversiveness of the 1949 Ealing comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets.

  3. The Small Back Room

    3/5 Simon Heffer on the view of World War II portrayed by the film The Small Back Room.

  4. A Canterbury Tale

    2/5 Simon Heffer celebrates the 1944 Powell and Pressburger film A Canterbury Tale.

  5. Went the Day Well?

    1/5 Simon Heffer on the utopian vision of the 1942 Ealing film Went the Day Well?