Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger were truevisionaries of British cinema,creating gloriousTechnicolor masterpieces including A Matter of Lifeand Death (1946),Black Narcissus (1947) andThe Red Shoes (1948). Delving into their magical and obsessive worlds,thislavishly-illustrated publication presents fresh perspectiveson the filmmaking duo,shining the spotlight not only onthem,but also on their circle of talented collaborators.Thelma Schoonmaker,Caitlin McDonald,AlexandraHarris,Mahesh Rao,Sarah Street,Ian Christie andMarina Warner write about the key figures who sharedPowell and Pressburger's creative journey,and TildaSwinton,Tim Walker,Sarah Greenwood,MichelleWilliams Gamaker,Sandy Powell,Joanna Hogg andStephen Jones reflect on the ways in which Powell andPressburger's stories and images have hauntedand inspired them in their own work. The Cinema of Powell and Pressburger draws onthe BFI's stunning design and archive collections,as well as key objects held in other public andprivate collections.
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781838719173Number of pages: 216Dimensions: 246 x 189 mm
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This book is a pleasure to read,full of generous appreciations of Powell and Pressburger's work from a multitude of personal angles.A lavish volume.A superb acknowledgement of the powerfully collaborative nature of filmmaking...(And) a record of remarkable artistic freedom made possible for a prolifically imaginative director and writer to cast their spells,enthusiasm and love.
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