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6 nov 2023 · But even as the demands of wartime morale-boosting pushed Powell and Pressburger towards realism, they remained open to the persuasive potential of fantasy. The crystal ball, the all-seeing eye and the giant genie from The Thief of Bagdad (1940). Directed by: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan/Alexander Korda Film Productions.
Trama. Il pilota inglese Peter Carter, eroe nella seconda guerra mondiale, durante una missione sulla Manica rimane colpito da un caccia avversario e il suo aereo prende fuoco. Peter tenta di lanciarsi con il paracadute, ma questo non funziona e si apre solo poco prima dell'impatto col terreno, quando il pilota già si vede prossimo alla fine.
Michael Powell est un réalisateur britannique, né le à Bekesbourne ( Kent) et mort le à Avening ( Gloucestershire ). Avec Emeric Pressburger il réalise plusieurs classiques du 7e art : Colonel Blimp, Une question de vie ou de mort, Le Narcisse noir, Les Chaussons rouges, Les Contes d'Hoffmann. Seul, il réalise un autre classique : Le Voyeur .
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s beloved classic A Canterbury Tale is a profoundly personal journey to Powell’s bucolic birthplace of Kent, England. Set amid the tumult of the Second World War, yet with a rhythm as delicate as a lullaby, the film follows three modern-day incarnations of Chaucer’s pilgrims—a melancholy “landgirl,” a plainspoken American GI, and a resourceful ...
Michael Powell's introduction to the film business came at 20, when, with the assistance of his father, he secured a job with Rex Ingram's film unit based in Nice, France.
Michael Powell's introduction to the film business came at 20, when, with the assistance of his father, he secured a job with Rex Ingram's film unit based in Nice, France. In the late 1920s, Powell worked at Elstree Studios for Harry Lachman and Alfred Hitchcock.
Michael Powell has been a writer at the New York Times since 2007, and a “Sports of The Times” columnist since 2014. Before joining the Times, he worked for the Washington Post from 1996 to 2006, where he covered the 2000 presidential campaign and later served as New York bureau chief. He has been part of teams that won the Pulitzer Prize ...
