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Michael Powell | |
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| Born | Michael Latham Powell 30 September 1905 Bekesbourne, Kent, England |
| Died | 19 February 1990 (aged 84) Avening, Gloucestershire, England |
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| Years active | 1925–1983 |
| Spouses | Gloria Mary Rouger
(m. 1927; div. 1927)Frankie Reidy
(m. 1943; died 1983) |
| Partner(s) | Pamela Brown (1962; died 1975)[1] |
| Children | 2 |
Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a series of classic British films, notably The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), I Know Where I'm Going! (1945), A Matter of Life and Death (1946, Stairway to Heaven in the U.S.), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948) and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).
His controversial Peeping Tom (1960), which was so vilified on first release that it seriously damaged his career, is now considered a classic, and possibly the earliest "slasher movie".[2][3][4][5] Many renowned filmmakers, such as Francis Ford Coppola, George A. Romero, Brian De Palma, Bertrand Tavernier and Martin Scorsese have cited Powell as an influence.[6]
In 1981, Powell and Pressburger received the BAFTA Fellowship, the highest honour the British Academy of Film and Television Arts can bestow upon a filmmaker. Five of their films were featured on the British Film Institute's list of 100 Greatest British films.[7] In 2024, their work was explored in the documentary Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, narrated by Scorsese.[8][9] David Thomson writes "There is not a British director with as many worthwhile films to his credit as Michael Powell."[10]
- ^ Thorpe, Vanessa (10 February 2019). "Scorsese editor Thelma Schoonmaker plans Michael Powell tribute". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "The 30 Most Influential Slasher Movies of All Time". Vulture. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
The backlash for this British psychological horror film was so strong upon release that director Michael Powell never made another British film again.
- ^ Mark D. Eckel (2014). When the Lights Go Down. p. 167. WestBow Press.
- ^ Forshaw, Barry (20 September 2012). British Crime Film: Subverting the Social Order. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-137-18497-9.
- ^ Crouse, Richard (26 August 2003). The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen. ECW Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-55490-540-9.
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- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (21 February 2024). "Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger review – Scorsese's guide to cinema greats". The Guardian.
- ^ Bradshaw, Nick (7 May 2024). "Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger". Sight and Sound. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Thomson, David. The New Biographical Dictionary of Film. pp. 775–776.