I have so much love for the man. His work, from the '30s all the way to the '70s is a joy, and his collaboration with Emeric Pressburger is pretty unique in World Cinema. Michael Powell was/is one of the most innovative visual stylists in the history of film. I could name his camera obscura in A Matter of Life and Death, his awesome subjective camera shots of motorcycles in more than one film, the surrealistic entirety of The Red Shoes, the way he and his partner made an anti-war film in the middle of WWII (The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp), which while extremely patriotic is not pro-war in the slightest. Then, I could mention one of Brenda's all-time fave films, I Know Where I'm Going!, a very feminist romantic comedy made over 60 years ago, which should easily reduce you to tears. That's another thing Powell has going for him; he can excite you, make you laugh, blow your mind, and then make you cry over the simplest, human thing, all in a span of five minutes or less. He is a Master. (Michael Powell Lives!)
I'll try to add some things, as time goes on, at least if people seem interested. Powell is just about on the same level as Hitchcock and David Lean for me. My faves are:
A Matter of Life and Death
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
and
The Red Shoes
I'll try to add some things, as time goes on, at least if people seem interested. Powell is just about on the same level as Hitchcock and David Lean for me. My faves are:
A Matter of Life and Death
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
and
The Red Shoes
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