POWELL-PRESSBURGER TRIBUTE
Martin Scorsese speaks with such passion in his documentary about Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s work, it is contagious. Audiences will be inspired to list films from the director-writer team like “The Red Shoes,” “I Know Where I’m Going,” and “Black Narcissus” to explore later. Scorsese is almost single handedly responsible for rescuing these wondrous movies from obscurity, becoming Powell’s close confidante late in his life and the cupid behind his marriage to Scorsese’s long-time film editor Thelma Schoonmaker. It is especially touching to see clips illustrating how Powell and Pressburger influenced his own films including “Raging Bull” and “The Age of Innocence.” You come away dazzled by the potential of cinema as it passes from one generation to the next.
UK 2024 (131 minutes)
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