{"product_id":"michael-powell-early-works-region-b-blu-ray","title":"Michael Powell: Early Works (UK Import Region B BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK Import. Blu-Ray is Region B Locked, and will only play on All Region Blu-Ray players.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThroughout the 1930s, director Michael Powell (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Red Shoes, A Matter of Life and Death, Peeping Tom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Films:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRynox (1932, 47 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHotel Splendide (1932, 53 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Night of the Party (1934, 63 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer Last Affaire (1936, 68 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBehind the Mask (aka The Man Behind the Mask) (1936, 55 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly remastered from original camera materials and presented in High Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly recorded audio commentaries by Marc David Jacobs (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRynox, Behind the Mask, Emeric Pressburger Home Movie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Lawrence Napper and Dom Delargy (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHotel Splendide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Dr Josephine Botting and Vic Pratt (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Night of the Party\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), and Ian Christie (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHer Last Affaire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Bryony Dixon (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRiviera Revels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRiviera Revels: Travelaughs No. 1 and No. 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1927): Powell himself appears in these rare short comedy curiosities from the silent era\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInside the Archive: The Early films of Michael Powell\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2024): a new documentary exploring the BFI National Archive’s role in rediscovering and remastering the early films of Michael Powell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVanishing in Thunder: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2023): documentary by Henry Barnes exploring some of Michael Powell’s unrealised films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEmeric Pressburger Home Movie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1954): Powell and Pressburger are both seen on camera as they travel to Argentina for a 1954 Film Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Booklet featuring contributions from James Bell, Marc David Jacobs, Lawrence Napper, Pamela Hutchinson, Ian Christie, Bryony Dixon, Claire Smith, Dr Josephine Botting and Kieron Webb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43936762921160,"sku":"BFIB1523","price":64.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/michaelpowellearlyworksbd.jpg?v=1720741176","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/michael-powell-early-works-region-b-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}