{"product_id":"michael-powell-early-works-blu-ray","title":"Michael Powell: Early Works [Blu-ray]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover five early films by acclaimed British director Michael Powell (\u003cem\u003eThe Red Shoes, A Matter of Life and Death, Peeping Tom\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the 1930s, director\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cem\u003eThe Red Shoes, A Matter of Life and Death, Peeping Tom\u003c\/em\u003e) honed his craft on a succession of modestly budgeted feature films produced under the United Kingdom’s screen ‘quota’ system. Many of these titles remain lost but, those which survive, reveal a burgeoning talent that readily established Powell as one of British cinema’s leading lights. This new 2-disc collection brings together five of those early films directed by Powell, newly remastered by the BFI National Archive, including murder mysteries, sensational thrillers and a comedy caper. Discover the formative works of a filmmaking icon, available on Blu-ray for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Films:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRynox\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1931, 47 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHotel Splendide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1932, 53 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Night of the Party\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(1934, 63 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHer Last Affaire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1936, 68 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBehind the Mask\u003c\/em\u003e (abridged reissue version of \u003cem\u003eThe Man Behind the Mask\u003c\/em\u003e) (1944, 56 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_normaltextrun\"\u003eFive newly recorded audio commentaries by Marc David Jacobs (\u003cem\u003eRynox\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBehind the Mask\u003c\/em\u003e), Lawrence Napper and Dom Delargy (\u003cem\u003eHotel Splendide\u003c\/em\u003e), Dr Josephine Botting and Vic Pratt (\u003cem\u003eThe Night of the Party\u003c\/em\u003e), and Ian Christie (\u003cem\u003eHer Last Affaire\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRiviera Revels – Travelaughs No.1 \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eNo.10\u003c\/em\u003e (1927, 26 mins total): Powell himself appears  in these rare short comedy curiosities from the silent era, with optional audio commentary by Bryony Dixon,  curator of silent film at the BFI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"x_normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInside the Archive: Riviera Revels\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_normaltextrun\"\u003e (2024, 12 mins): Bryony Dixon, curator of silent film at the BFI national archive, explores the origins of \u003cem\u003eRiviera Revels\u003c\/em\u003e and Michael Powell's work on them\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"x_normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInside the Archive: The Early films of Michael Powell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_normaltextrun\"\u003e (2024, 42 mins): a new documentary exploring the BFI National Archive’s role in rediscovering and remastering the early films of Michael Powell\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"x_normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVisions, Dreams and Magic: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_normaltextrun\"\u003e (2023, 41 mins): new documentary exploring some of Michael Powell’s unrealised films\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_paragraph\"\u003eInterview with Erwin Hillier (1988, 26 mins, audio): in these extracts from an interview recorded by the British Entertainment History Project, cinematographer Erwin Hillier recalls working with Michael Powell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Archers in Argentina\u003c\/em\u003e  (1954, 21 mins): Michael Powell and an international film-star entourage are captured on camera at an Argentinian film festival in this home movie footage shot by Emeric Pressburger, with optional audio commentary by Marc David Jacobs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"x_normaltextrun\"\u003eIllustrated booklet featuring contributions from James Bell, Marc David Jacobs, Lawrence Napper, Pamela Hutchinson, Ian Christie, Bryony Dixon, Dr Josephine Botting and Kieron Webb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_eop\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"data table additional-attributes\" 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