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Blu-ray Review Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger – Blu-ray review (1 Viewer)
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For those who get Turner Classic Movies, they are running a number of Powell and Pressburger movies this month. If you want to sample this documentary before you buy the blu-ray, they are airing it several times as well. I haven't seen some of these. And I never tire of rewatching others, especially I Know Where I'm Going.
The following dates are cribbed from this great resource for TCM schedules: http://www.escapepress.com/tcmsched/tcm_overview.html. Double-check for specific times and to make sure I haven't made any errors, and note that some likely spill over into the next day.
Thursday, November 7 -
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) (doc.)
Red Shoes, The (1948)
Spy in Black, The (1939)
49th Parallel (1941)
Something Always Happens (1934)
Thursday, November 14 -
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) (doc.)
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The (1943)
Canterbury Tale, A (1944)
Crown v. Stevens (1936)
Thursday, November 21 -
I Know Where I'm Going (1945)
Black Narcissus (1947)
Hour of Glory (1949)
Tales of Hoffmann, The (1951)
Lion Has Wings, The (1939)
Saturday, November 30 -
Peeping Tom (1960)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) (doc.)
Matter of Life and Death, A (1947)
The following dates are cribbed from this great resource for TCM schedules: http://www.escapepress.com/tcmsched/tcm_overview.html. Double-check for specific times and to make sure I haven't made any errors, and note that some likely spill over into the next day.
Thursday, November 7 -
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) (doc.)
Red Shoes, The (1948)
Spy in Black, The (1939)
49th Parallel (1941)
Something Always Happens (1934)
Thursday, November 14 -
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) (doc.)
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The (1943)
Canterbury Tale, A (1944)
Crown v. Stevens (1936)
Thursday, November 21 -
I Know Where I'm Going (1945)
Black Narcissus (1947)
Hour of Glory (1949)
Tales of Hoffmann, The (1951)
Lion Has Wings, The (1939)
Saturday, November 30 -
Peeping Tom (1960)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) (doc.)
Matter of Life and Death, A (1947)
The more accurate title is: The Films of Powell and Pressburger:As Told By Martin Scorsese (the credited Director is David Hinton).
Be that as it may, MADE IN ENGLAND is a fairly thorough overview of filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger who collaborated on a series of films spanning from the late 1930s to the early 1970s (their company was called The Archers). The most famous are THE RED SHOES, BLACK NARCISSUS, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH and THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP. There are generous clips from the movies put into context by the ever-present Scorsese. Old filmed interviews as well as personal photos and home movies illustrate their lives and careers – both together and separately. Powell's most known work outside the collaboration were 1940's THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (co-Director) and, most infamously, PEEPING TOM. Many of the excerpts from their films are recently restored, and look smashing.
Scorsese admired their work from afar from an early age, and got to know Powell on a personal level over the Englishman's last twodecades of his life (Scorsese's longtime editor Thelma Schoonmaker is Powell's widow). Occasionally, Scorsese stretches the influence of Powell and Pressburger to on his own work with motifs that are cinema staples in general. It's a minor quibble, but it just adds to the impression that this is Martin Scorsese's story as much as it is Powell and Pressburger's.
MADE IN ENGLAND is a solid introduction to Powell and Pressberger's work – now, go see their films!
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Be that as it may, MADE IN ENGLAND is a fairly thorough overview of filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger who collaborated on a series of films spanning from the late 1930s to the early 1970s (their company was called The Archers). The most famous are THE RED SHOES, BLACK NARCISSUS, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH and THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP. There are generous clips from the movies put into context by the ever-present Scorsese. Old filmed interviews as well as personal photos and home movies illustrate their lives and careers – both together and separately. Powell's most known work outside the collaboration were 1940's THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (co-Director) and, most infamously, PEEPING TOM. Many of the excerpts from their films are recently restored, and look smashing.
Scorsese admired their work from afar from an early age, and got to know Powell on a personal level over the Englishman's last twodecades of his life (Scorsese's longtime editor Thelma Schoonmaker is Powell's widow). Occasionally, Scorsese stretches the influence of Powell and Pressburger to on his own work with motifs that are cinema staples in general. It's a minor quibble, but it just adds to the impression that this is Martin Scorsese's story as much as it is Powell and Pressburger's.
MADE IN ENGLAND is a solid introduction to Powell and Pressberger's work – now, go see their films!
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I'm a big fan of Powell and Pressburger. Love their films and am thrilled to hear this documentary does them justice. Thank you for your informative review.
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