Movies: Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger
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What is the new Oasis documentary ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ about?
And so it is movie time. Carol
Doherty is with us this week. And let's start with a movie called Pressure, starring Andrew Scott. Let's hear a clip from the trailer.
Group Captain Dr. James Stagg here at the express request of General Eisenhower. Do we have a date yet for the invasion, sir? D-Day is in 61 hours from now. This is the largest seaborne invasion in history. Fate of the war. Thousands of lives hinge on this. I need a forecast. Churchill tells me you're the best meteorologist in the country. Get me the latest readings from every single base within 2,000 miles of Normandy. The invasion is confirmed for Monday. Monday. Monday. They won't like this. We are faced with a succession of two aggressive storms. Are you absolutely certain? D-Day will be calm and sunny. I couldn't disagree with that more.
Cara O'Doherty, tell us please what this is about.
So as we heard there, Chief Group Captain James Dagg, played by our own Andrew Lincoln, is... Andrew Scott. Andrew Lincoln, where did that come from? Holy God, Andrew Scott. This guy was a genius when it came to the weather, an absolute genius. And as they were getting closer to D-Day, they needed the weather conditions to be just right. The American side had Irving Crick, played by Chris Messina, and his theory on the weather was based on old weather maps, old charts. He was also a bit of a charming yes man who kind of kind of was just sort of saying, listen, Eisenhower, yeah, it's going to be fine. You're a grand.
How does the WWII‑weather film ‘Pressure’ portray the D‑Day forecast battle?
Don't be worrying about it. There's some doubts there, so they bring in Stagg and from the second he sets foot into the headquarters, he is saying, no, you're all wrong. Now, it becomes basically a debate about the weather, charting maps. But that
was important because that was very important to the tides
and everything else about the D-Day invasion. Everything hinged on this. And in a way, it sounds like a film about the weather wouldn't be that interesting, but it really is. It's really gripping as the parts come together, as he has to stand in front of the top brass of the Allied nations and tell them why they can't go on this date. And they don't want to believe him. They're like, are you sure? Can you double check? And the problem is they're trying to keep D-Day a secret, but they have a huge amount of troops ready to move. So they have to move in this window. And this really interesting fight between the sides emerges. And he's a really interesting character. He was not a people person and his determination is extraordinary.
So he's just like, no, no, no, no, no, no. And that doesn't endear him to the American side either, because they want somebody who can kind of talk to them in a way that is a bit, I guess, a bit more charming, a bit more yes man as well. And he's just fighting this immense fight so that they will listen while everything is stacked against him. But there's the amazing woman Kay Summersby. She's played by Kerry Condon and Kay Somersby is this incredible woman from Cork who became Eisenhower's driver, his minder. And she had this incredible task of dealing with Eisenhower, who was notoriously angry and tempestuous. And she's trying to keep the peace between basically a room of bullheaded men. And she also can see that Stagg is a little bit vulnerable, that there's something else going on there.
So she gives him leeway and kind of communicates to Eisenhower, says, listen to this guy. So it's really fascinating story of these very smart men locked in a battle. How this woman is is sort of in the middle saying, hang on now, lads, calm it down.
I thought there was another Irish
woman who was central to what happened in
relation to the weather
for
D-Day. I thought rather than this guy, James Stagg, I thought the key person was
Maureen Sweeney. From
County Mayo.
And she, yeah, she was based in Valencia. That's where she was getting her readings. I'm very nerdy. I'm sorry, in
Kerry.
She was based in, yeah. I'm very nerdy about World War II history. So I was like, this woman better feature. She does. She's mentioned. So her information is absolutely instrumental.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the new Oasis documentary ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ about?
0:00–1:48
2
How does the WWII‑weather film ‘Pressure’ portray the D‑Day forecast battle?
1:48–4:31
3
Who were the key behind‑the‑scenes figures that shaped the D‑Day weather decision?
4:31–6:10
4
Why does the reviewer consider ‘Pressure’ a strong Oscar/BAFTA contender?
6:10–8:32
5
What makes the Oasis documentary emotionally powerful for the hosts?
8:32–11:43
6
How does the film depict the Gallagher brothers’ 15‑year feud and reunion?
11:43–13:58
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