The Powell & Pressburger Pages Dedicated to the work of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and all the other people, both actors and technicians who helped them make those wonderful films. A lot of the documents have been sent to me or have come from other web sites. The name of the web site is given where known. If I have unintentionally included an image or document that is copyrighted or that I shouldn't have done then please email me and I'll remove it. I make no money from this site, it's purely for the love of the films. [Any comments are by me (Steve Crook) and other members of the email list]

Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger - Pure Genius The Powell and Pressburger Appreciation Society

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News Just In !!

• P&P related events & excursions
  • Das Kino des Michael Powell
    Munich, Germany; 12 September - 16 November 2008
  • Bullseye: A P&P Retrospective
    Kansas City, MO; 6 October - 24 November 2008
  • A Matter of Life and Death
    Dumfries; 3 November 2008
  • Carve her Name with Pride
    Violette Szabo day at the NFT
    NFT; 18 November 2008
  • I Know Where I'm Going!
    Middletown, OH; 30 November 2008
  • A Matter of Life and Death
    York; 30 November 2008

• DVDs - Coming soon
  • Age of Consent from Sony (Region 2)
    MovieMail exclusive - expected 10 November 2008
  • Age of Consent from Sony (Region 1) - "Collectors Choice"
    No date yet (possibly 6 January). NOT the same as the release above, the region 1 release will have interviews with a lot of people like Helen Mirren, Tony Buckley (editor), Peter Sculthorpe (composer) and Ron and Valerie Taylor (underwater camera) and Kevin Powell.
  • A Matter of Life and Death from Sony (Region 1) - "Collectors Choice"
    No date yet (possibly 6 January). But I'm assured that it's on its way. AMOLAD will have a commentary by Ian Christie and Martin Scorsese has done an interview and introduction to both films.

• DVDs - Recent releases
  • The Small Back Room from Criterion
    Released 19 August 2008, order from Amazon.com
  • "Espionage" from Network
    Released 5 August 2008, order from Network site
  • Red Ensign + The Phantom Light from MPI
    Released 5 August 2008, order from Amazon.com
  • The Thief of Bagdad from Criterion
    Released 27 May 2008, order from Amazon.com
  • 49th Parallel from Criterion
    Released 20 February 2008, order from Amazon.com
  • A Canterbury Tale, I Know Where I'm Going! and Peeping Tom
    Three more great DVDs from l'Institut Lumière
  • 11 DVD boxed set of P&P films from ITV DVD
    A great way to introduce you or your friends to the wonders of P&P films
  • 49th Parallel, Colonel Blimp, Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes
    Four new DVDs, packed with extras from l'Institut Lumière in Lyon.

• New Books
  • Landscapes of dreams: The Cinema of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (Part 1)
    By George Darakhvelidze, Globe Press, Vinnitsa, Ukraine
  • Neo-Romantic Landscapes: An Aesthetic Approach to the Films of Powell and Pressburger
    By Dr Stella Hockenhull, University of Wolverhampton
  • A Matter of Life and Death: the Brain revealed by the Mind of Michael Powell
    By Diane Broadbent Friedman
    An expansion of Diane's earlier work exploring the medical aspects of AMOLAD
  • Dying Swans and Madmen: Ballet, the Body, and Narrative Cinema
    By Adrienne L. McLean, University of Texas at Dallas
    Adrienne has done a lot of research into ballet in films and the critical and public reception of The Red Shoes.
  • The Man Who Always Did His Best: The Life & Death of Dennis Price
    By Elliot J. Huntley
  • A Canterbury Tale - Memories of a Classic Wartime Movie
    Paul Tritton's superb book on ACT is available in a 2nd edition
  • Powell and Pressburger: A Cinema of Magic Spaces
    By Andrew Moor
  • The Cinema of Michael Powell: International Perspectives on an English Filmmaker
    Edited by Ian Christie & Andrew Moor
  • Black Narcissus
    By Sarah Street
  • The Red Shoes By Mark Connelly

• Collecting signatures of P&P people
• Biography of Roger Livesey
  - recording some details about this great man
• Statues on a Stairway
  - sculptor of AMOLAD statues identified
• Michael Powell: Interviews
  - a book of interviews with Mr Powell
• A Woman of Paris
  - Michael Powell interviewed after seeing Chaplin's film
• Smith (1939)
  - Lost (or unknown) short film found

• Various campaigns to honour Powell & Pressburger and other Archers in various ways have been started.
  
  
• And what about some suggested remakes of the great films?
  From the tongue in cheek department

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Regular stuff

• First we have the FAQ - Powell & Pressburger email list Frequently Asked Questions
  • PnP FAQ - Section 0. The Main Rules
  • PnP FAQ - Section 1. The Email Group.
  • PnP FAQ - Section 2. Powell and Pressburger Information.
  • PnP FAQ - Section 3. Unanswered Questions.
  • PnP FAQ - Section 4. Campaigns
  • PnP FAQ - Section 5. British English
  
  
• Google Search of this web site
• A Simple Search of this web site
  
  
• The P&P quiz - no prizes, just to test your knowledge.
• Other P&P games, puzzles & fun stuff

• Then Why people like P&P - a few reasons from some group members and some more famous people.
• A few biographies and pictures of PnP Group Members.
  
  
• The Archers Manifesto Emeric explains why they were so special.
• References to P&P films in other works.
• What about the ones that were never made for one reason or another
• Still wanted after all these years. (items I'm still looking for)

• The Powell and Pressburger Appreciation Society (PAPAS) email list.
  Find out what it's all about
  

  then Subscribe to PnP

  for all the latest P&P news and gossip.

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Reviews and Articles

Some of the following are copies of various web sites I've found about Michael Powell & The Archers. I've copied them in here in case the real sites ever go away. (All original copyrights should be noted).

• Reviews and Articles
  
  
  • Emeric Pressburger - Master Storyteller
  • Michael Powell - the man himself

  • The Films

  • The People

  • Miscellaneous Articles

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Image Galleries:

Various images of posters, lobby cards, studio stills, portraits and many others

• Gallery of P&P images
  
  
  • The Films
  • The People

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Obituaries:

Obituaries of those Archers that are no longer with us
Includes information about grave sites and some visits to them.

• Obituaries for P&P people

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Locations & Trips:

• Locations used in the films

• Trips to various P&P related locations & events.

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Various other P&P connected stuff.

• P&P List Center
• Micky Powell on the IMDb
• Emeric Pressburger on the IMDb

• Site usage

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Classic Movies

Content Rating

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