The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Movie
Epic drama from Powell and Pressburger. The life and career of a British army officer is told, from...
The Small Back Room (1949)
Movie
As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on Britain in 1943, the embittered expert who'll have to...
Amy Fine Collins recommended Black Narcissus (1947) in Movies (curated)
Alan Cumming recommended Matter of Life and Death (1981) in Movies (curated)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Movie
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping...
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Movie
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s beloved classic A Canterbury Tale is a profoundly personal...
Wallace Shawn recommended Topsy-Turvy (1999) in Movies (curated)
A Life in Movies: An Autobiography
Book
Michael Powell lived intimately, and abundantly, with the movies - entering the business at the end...
His Own Executioner: The Life of Nigel Balchin
Book
Hailed by John Betjeman as 'one of our dozen readable living writers of genius', Nigel Balchin was...