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Powell and Pressburger also co-produced a few films by other directors under The Archers' banner: The Silver Fleet (1943), written and directed by Vernon Sewell and Gordon Wellesley, based on a story by Pressburger, [7] and The End of the River (1947), directed by Derek N. Twist, to which both Powell and Pressburger contributed uncredited ...
“Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” makes nearly every other filmmakers’ work, past or present, look like faded remnants of a separate, more inhibited medium. Collectively ...
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Pressburger chose Kerr for the role despite the reservations of Powell, who felt she was too young for the part. [10] At one point, Powell considered Greta Garbo for the part. [10] Kerr was paid £16,000 for fifty-five days of work. [11] David Farrar was cast as Mr Dean, the virile British agent who becomes the object of Sister Ruth's obsession ...
Powell has stated that the idea was suggested by David Lean (then a film editor) who, when removing the scene from the film, mentioned that the premise of the conversation was worthy of a film. [10] Powell wanted Laurence Olivier (who had appeared in Powell and Pressburger's 49th Parallel and The Volunteer) to play Candy.
For any film lovers who grew up on, generationally depending, the cinema of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, or the essential ’90s cinephile primer “A Personal Journey with Martin ...
Powell later wrote he felt “the blood coursing through his veins again.” At the same time, Scorsese kept sending Schoonmaker home with VHS tapes of the films. He indoctrinated others, too, like Francis Ford Coppola and Robert De Niro. The Powell and Pressburger legacy began to be revived. And a mutual filmmaking friendship blossomed.
‘Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger,’ the documentary executive produced and narrated by Matin Scorsese, has been acquired by Mubi ahead of the film’s world premiere at the ...