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Powell + Pressburger on TCM (US)

posted 16 years ago by Steve Crook
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June 9th on TCM (US) is a treat for Powell & Pressburger fans or anyone who hasn't seen these.

Now that's what I call good scheduling, a day of P&P

Steve

6:00 AM I Know Where I'm Going (1945)
A determined young Englishwoman sets out to accomplish her goals even at
the risk of her heart. Cast: Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, George Carney.
Dir: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. BW-91 mins, TV-G

7:45 AM The Edge of the World (1937)
A fisherman fights to prevent changing times from destroying his family.
Cast: John Laurie, Belle Chrystall, Eric Berry. Dir: Michael Powell.
BW-72 mins, TV-PG

9:00 AM A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Three visitors to a small town try to catch a man who pours glue in
women's hair. Cast: Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price. Dir: Michael
Powell, Emeric Pressburger. BW-125 mins, TV-G

11:15 AM Night Ambush (1957) [aka Ill Met by Moonlight]
Two British soldiers are assigned to kidnap a key Nazi commander. Cast:
Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring. Dir: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger.
BW-105 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

1:00 PM A Matter of Life and Death (1947)
An injured aviator argues in celestial court for the chance to go on
living. Cast: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote. Dir: Michael
Powell, Emeric Pressburger. C-104 mins, TV-PG

3:00 PM The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
A famous writer broods over his three lost loves. Cast: Robert
Rounseville, Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina. Dir: Michael Powell,
Emeric Pressburger. C-125 mins, TV-G, CC

5:15 PM The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
An aging military man looks back on the loves and friends who shaped his
life. Cast: Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook. Dir: Michael
Powell, Emeric Pressburger. C-163 mins

[–] mojo2004 15 years ago

The Edge of the World (1937)
A fisherman fights to prevent changing times from destroying his family.
Cast: John Laurie, Belle Chrystall, Eric Berry. Dir: Michael Powell.
BW-72 mins, TV-PG

I saw this film and it was amazing. The world is so interesting when you go outside your comfort zone. I really liked this film.

[–] Steve Crook 15 years ago

It's even more amazing when you realise what they went through to make it. That island is a long way from the mainland and there was no air service available in 1936/37. They stayed on the island for nearly 5 months!

Powell wrote a book about it. It is variously called (in different editions)
200,000 Feet on Foula
200,000 Feet - The Edge of the World
"Edge of the World": The Making of a Film
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0571153062/papas-21
BTW: The title is a reference to the amount of film used, not the height of the cliffs

It was Powell's first truly personal film and marked the end of his apprenticeship. After this he was recognised by the major producers and given his big breaks.

Steve