In the Shadow of Michael Powell
A familiar theme in the various stories about Michael Powell is how unfairly forgotten he was before he was “rediscovered” in the 1970s. ...
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Charles Drazin
Aug 20
I Know Where I’m Going: You can’t hurry an elm
Whenever Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell wanted to express the importance of giving an idea time, they would often remind each...
Charles Drazin
Aug 8
The Red Shoes: Art and Love
About thirty years ago I travelled to Italy to interview an old film-maker who lived in a small village near Pisa. His name was Charles...
Charles Drazin
Jul 31
A Canterbury Tale for Modern Pilgrims
It is an irony of Powell and Pressburger’s work that films which are timeless in their appeal belong so much to the circumstances of a...
Charles Drazin
Jul 22
One of Our Aircraft is Missing: Powell & Pressburger Become “The Archers”
Powell and Pressburger were at their most unfashionable in the 1960s. They struggled to adapt to a time that had put youth on a pedestal....
Charles Drazin
Jul 11
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp: “You stay just as you are till the floods come . . .”
When The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp had its premiere at the Odeon, Leicester Square, on 10 June 1943, the title hero – or rather,...
Charles Drazin
Jul 3
Powell but why not Pressburger?
A new documentary on Michael Powell has just been released on BFI Player: https://player.bfi.org.uk/subscription/film/watch-vision-dreams...
Charles Drazin
Jul 2
Powell or Pressburger?
“THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION, Written, Produced and Directed by . . .” But who really did what? When asked about the division of roles, Powell...
Charles Drazin
Jun 27
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Martin Scorsese’s recent film on Powell and Pressburger, Made in England , is a tribute that stands out for its intelligence, enthusiasm...
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