“Made in England: The Films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger' is a poignant crescendo in one of the great love affairs in movies. The films of Powell and Pressburger, the directing-screenwriting duo known as the Archers, has been an abiding polestar for Martin Scorsese, who befriended Powell late in life.
This image released by Cohen Media Group shows Emeric Pressburger, left, and Michael Powell on the set of “The Red Shoes.” This image released by Cohen Media Group shows Martin Scorsese , from left, Michael Powell and Thelma Schoonmaker . FILE - Film editor Thelma Schoonmaker poses at the 17th Annual WIF Oscar Nominees Party in Los Angeles on March 8, 2024. This image released by Cohen Media Group shows promotional art for the documentary “Made in England.
Together, Schoonmaker and Scorsese have restored eight of the films already, including Technicolor masterworks like “The Red Shoes,” “The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp,” “Black Narcissus” and “A Matter of Life and Death,” along with the beloved black-and-white gemand, most recently, “The Small Black Room.” Once Scorsese and Schoonmaker finish editing their own films, like last year’s“I have the best job in the world and I have the best husband in the world.
Schoonmaker believes she was in love with Powell before she met him. She saw the “The Red Shoes” when she was 12 and “Colonel Blimp” not long after. At the same time, Scorsese kept sending Schoonmaker home with VHS tapes of the films. He indoctrinated others, too, like Francis Ford Coppola and Robert De Niro. The Powell and Pressburger legacy began to be revived. And a mutual filmmaking friendship blossomed.
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