{"product_id":"michael-powell-early-works-region-b-w-slip","title":"Michael Powell: Early Works (Region B) w\/SLIP","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"productDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-cel-widget=\"productDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"pqfxlw-xwyc1m-ss2wlb-82ecqm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-template-name=\"productDescription\" id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"a-row feature\" data-cel-widget=\"productDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"productDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"iexb4m-gacy8d-q1tgln-ohvzb5\" data-cel-widget=\"productDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-template-name=\"productDescription\" id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"a-row feature\" data-cel-widget=\"productDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"productDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"8s9mcb-ssk6ye-wkbylh-cs8by2\" data-cel-widget=\"productDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-template-name=\"productDescription\" id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"a-row feature\" data-cel-widget=\"productDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"productDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"dh8vb1-ivsbp0-6vde09-4t0exn\" data-cel-widget=\"productDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-template-name=\"productDescription\" id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"a-row feature\" data-cel-widget=\"productDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"productDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"5vesmh-csd2b0-y0px8k-xzgq77\" data-cel-widget=\"productDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-template-name=\"productDescription\" id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"a-row feature\" data-cel-widget=\"productDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\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(1932, 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(aka The Man Behind the Mask) (1936, 55 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"title-accordion accordion-attributeextras active\" data-toggle=\"#attributeextras\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"title-accordion accordion-attributeextras active\" data-toggle=\"#attributeextras\"\u003eExtras\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"data item content\" id=\"attributeextras\" data-role=\"content\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-label-attributeextras\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product attribute description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"value\"\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\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"detailBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"detailBullets_feature_v2\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"detailBullets_feature_v2\" 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