Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Vincente Minnelli · 98 min
Cabin in the Sky screens 2 times at BFI Southbank between Wednesday 2 September and Sunday 6 September.
Where to watch it
BFI Southbank
Belvedere Rd, Waterloo, London SE1 8XT
Cabin in the Sky + intro by musicologist and cultural historian Dr Hannah Robbins
Cabin in the Sky
What it is
When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven. He awakens, remembering nothing and struggles to do right by his devout wife, Petunia, while an angel known as the General and the devil's son, Lucifer Jr., fight for his soul.