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Films Of Michael Powell 52
Scott Salwolke
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Description for Films Of Michael Powell 52
Hardback. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger successfully collaborated on 16 films over a period of 15 years, most often with their identities united as the Archers. To their credit are such classics as Black Narcissus, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Red Shoes, and The Tales of Hoffman. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Michael Powell was introduced to film relatively late in life, and feeling dissatisfied with what British films had to offer, he took his primary influences from American and German films. Emeric Pressburger was a Hungarian emigre who was educated in the German film industry before fleeing from the threat of the Nazi party. These two men of diverse backgrounds would successfully collaborate on 16 films over a period of fifteen years, most often with their identities united as the Archers. The Archers' collaboration began during World War II, where they attempted to identify the causes for which thousands were ... Read more
Michael Powell was introduced to film relatively late in life, and feeling dissatisfied with what British films had to offer, he took his primary influences from American and German films. Emeric Pressburger was a Hungarian emigre who was educated in the German film industry before fleeing from the threat of the Nazi party. These two men of diverse backgrounds would successfully collaborate on 16 films over a period of fifteen years, most often with their identities united as the Archers. The Archers' collaboration began during World War II, where they attempted to identify the causes for which thousands were ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810831834
SKU
V9780810831834
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About Scott Salwolke
Scott Salwolke is a free-lance writer and vocational instructor with mentally handicapped adults.
Reviews for Films Of Michael Powell 52
...reliable study along currently orthodox lines, with sagacious observations and some nicely disconcerting insights...
Cineaste
Salwolke writes with style and grace. Salwolke's bibliography of material on individual films is invaluable. His filmography is extensive, accurate and well worth having. Anyone interested in British cinema, particularly thinking of researching the subject, should be aware of this excellent book.
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Cineaste
Salwolke writes with style and grace. Salwolke's bibliography of material on individual films is invaluable. His filmography is extensive, accurate and well worth having. Anyone interested in British cinema, particularly thinking of researching the subject, should be aware of this excellent book.
... Read more