British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger made 19 films under the banner of The Archers from 1942 to 1957.
The study of cinema is the study of directors, or more accurately, the study of auteurs. Single visions brought to life via a committee. Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, John Ford, all of these names immediately pop into our minds when we think of … Continue reading The Archers
I make films for myself. What I express I hope most people will understand. For the rest, well, that’s their problem. —Michael Powell Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, February 19, 2013
I live cinema. I chose the cinema when I was very young, sixteen years old, and from this time on, my memories almost coincide with the history of cinema. I am not a film director with a personal style, I … Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, October 14, 2012
…how many times have I told you that a film is not words … it is thoughts, and feelings, surprises, suspense, accident. —Emeric Pressburger Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, October 4, 2012
We had all been told for ten years to go out and die for freedom and democracy, for this and for that, and now that the war was over, The Red Shoes told us to go and die for art. … Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, September 15, 2012
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