Thursday, October 15, 2020

The rediscovery of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger


In the 1960s the films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger were desperately unfashionable. A Canterbury Tale - on most days my favourite among them - was known only in a version cut and reshot for the American market and the same was true of the Shropshire-set Gone to Earth.

This BBC Arena documentary was made as their reputation was undergoing a remarkable renaissance.

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