The Unique Style of Powell and Pressburger
The writer and critic examines the many layers of the world of film-making, exploring styles, themes, eras, genres, studios and partnerships, and the many sensibilities that shaped cinema from its beginnings to today. He begins with a look at the British film-making partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and the unique style they brought to the string of successful features through the 1940s, including The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, A Matter of Life and Death, Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes.
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