Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell and Pressburger
October 2–17
In collaboration with the British Film Institute (BFI), and with generous guidance and support from acclaimed film editor, and Michael Powell’s wife, Thelma Schoonmaker, the Gene Siskel Film Center proudly presents this celebration of one of the greatest and most enduring filmmaking partnerships. Referred to collectively as “the Archers,” Michael Powell (1905–1990) and Emeric Pressburger (1902–1988) collaborated on 24 films between 1939 and 1972, a filmography marked by groundbreaking, innovative techniques and stirring, visionary storytelling. For this showcase, we worked closely with Schoonmaker when considering exhibition formats, presenting gorgeous restorations when available, including encore screenings of the Martin Scorcese and Schoonmaker executive produced MADE IN ENGLAND: THE FILMS OF POWELL AND PRESSBURGER, and offering a bonus presentation of Michael Powell’s disturbing and sublime PEEPING TOM.
We’re especially honored to welcome Thelma Schoonmaker to the Film Center on October 5 for an extended conversation about Powell and Pressburger’s enduring legacy and influence following the screening of THE RED SHOES. Synopses courtesy BFI.
