Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell + Pressburger press launch | BFI

Learn more about our major BFI Southbank season, UK-wide cinema re-releases, a free exhibition of unseen material from the BFI National Archive, new restorations, new 35mm prints and more! www.bfi.org.uk/powell-and-pre...
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[@epihead9196]

If I'm able to see "Colonel Blimp" on my local screen it might just make my year

[@richardking3206]

Hopefully this means that several of their films will be shown around the country, too. Powell and Pressburger are probably at the heart of British cinema and it’s greatest exponents. I often prefer their more minor films because of how they capture life in an unusual but authentic way. I’ve been hoping for some years that there’d be a huge box set release of their films, but because they are owned by different companies it’ll take a massive effort from someone to achieve that, so I’m sadly resigned to never seeing it happen.

[@stephenmullan8322]

My cinematic highlight of the decade. Every frame and word to be cherished.

[@jimjiminy5836]

Beautiful films. I adore them.

[@Blacklodge_Willy]

Incredible insight! Lord of the Rings and The Tempest would have been incredible thru their eyes!

[@2020Bookworm]

The Red Shoes 1948, is my favourite.

[@gillcawthorn7572]

I must have seen film of `The Tales of Hoffman ` when it was first released, because the 3 disc long playing record set , bought at that time, is still in my collection . At first it was played on the green Dansette record player that I had as a teenager ,then through the years almost continuously on whatever player I had at the time .Finally came the first DVD ,so I could enjoy at last what I had only imagined as I listened to the recorded soundtrack and now ,thanks to Martin Scorsese the updated and complete DVD.

[@indac-channel4995]

wow! "matter of life and death" is my favourite film!

[@stephenmullan8322]

Mine too, ever since I first saw it tv way back in 1975. Have introduced it a few times at my local art house.

[@jimjiminy5836]

Yes, it’s amazing. I enjoy watching it on psychedelics.

[@petersolomon5227]

How wonderful. I have loved Powell and Pressburger’s work for filty years, and where I am not especially interested in the artists these film-making giants have influenced, knowing their work can be seen in state-of-the-art digital restoration is encouraging.

[@TheBigSausageFarmer]

Praying that their films are shown nationwide, so sick of everything being so London-centric