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Tag Archives: Michael Powell
Peeping Tom & The Male Gaze
Peeping Tom (1960) dir. Michael Powell Peeping Tom is about Mark Lewis, a focus puller for a movie production crew. He constantly carries a camera with him, and uses a hidden dagger in the tripod’s leg to stab women’s throats … Continue reading
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Tagged feminism, film, horror, male gaze, Michael Powell, movies, Peeping Tom, sexism, TSPDT
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A Look at (Heaven)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) – dir. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1946 film A Matter of Life and Death stars David Niven as a British fighter pilot who – perhaps miraculously – … Continue reading
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) - Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, Tim Whelan, Vincent Korda, Zoltán Korda, William Cameron Menzies The King of Bagdad is kicked off his throne by the evil Jaffar, but finds a friend in the thief Abu. Together, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1001 Arabian Nights, 1001 Nights, adventure, Bagdad, cinema, Conrad Veidt, family films, fantasy, film, John Justin, June Duprez, Korda, Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, movie reviews, movies, Sabu, Sabu Dastagir, The Archers, The Thief of Bagdad, Tim Whelan, TSPDT, Vincent Korda, William Cameron Menzies, Zoltán Korda
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Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus (1947) dir. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger A nun should practice celibacy and acknowledge natural lust – “the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” But weak flesh conflicts with Sister Clodagh’s titular narcissistic vision of herself. … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Narcissus, celibacy, Emeric Pressburger, film, Michael Powell, movies, nuns, sex, Technicolor, The Archers, TSPDT
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John Wayne, Colonel Blimp and War Crimes
Two John Ford films and one Michael Powell flick ask the question – the bad guys don’t play nice, so why should the good guys? Continue reading
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Tagged Boer Wars, Britain, Colonel Blimp, counterinsurgency, Dresden, ethics, genocide, holocaust, James Stewart, John Ford, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Michael Powell, movies, My Darling Clementine, politics, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, TSPDT, war, war crimes, WikiLeaks, World War II
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