POWELL & PRESSBURGER

The end of colonialism, but also the clash of religious faith and impulse are uniquely captured in the thrilling film by the leading directorial duo of Powell and Presberger, which won a prestigious Academy Award for Photography for its unique depiction of the Tibetan landscape. — In a remote Himalayan monastery, an order of English nuns struggle not only with the wild beauty of the primitive landscape, but also with the sexual awakening caused by the arrival of an agnostic man. — Best Cinematography | Oscars | 1948 Best Set Decoration | Oscars | 1948 Best Cinematography | Golden Globes | 1948

Finding optimism and humanism in the wreckage of World War II, Powell and Pressburger's endlessly inventive and beautiful masterpiece travels through space and time, across the earth and the skies, following a love that knows no boundaries. — British air force pilot Peter Carter returns to England from a World War II bombing mission in a badly damaged aircraft. Before he abandons the plane and crashes into the ocean, he communicates with June, an Allied radio operator. Peter survives, finds June and they fall in love. The problem? A messenger of the gods comes to Earth to take Peter to heaven - as he accidentally survived the afterlife!

The most beautiful film ever made, a breathtaking technicolor marvel with Jack Cardiff's mesmerizing photography and the sensational Moira Shearer dancing on the cutting edge. A tribute to the artist who goes to extremes for their art, Powell and Pressberger's masterpiece is an absolute cinematic must-see. — Young ballerina Victoria Page is poised to become a superstar, but she earns the scorn of her company director, Boris Lermontov, when she falls in love with Julian Craster, composer of The Red Shoes, the ballet Lermontov is staging to showcase her talent. Victoria leaves the company and marries Craster, but is still torn between the demands of Lermontov and those of her heart.. — Best Set Decoration | Oscars | 1949 Best Original Score | Oscars | 1949 Nomination for Best Film | Oscars | 1949 Nomination for Best Screenplay | Oscars | 1949 Best Original Score | Golden Globes | 1949 Official Selection - International Competition | Venice Film Festival | 1948

Less well known than Powell and Pressburger's other films, but just as masterful, this tribute to the mysterious beauty of the Scottish landscape is an unforgettable combination of romance and mystery. And if you don't believe us, it's Tilda Swinton's favourite film. — A stubborn young woman travels to the remote Hebridean islands to marry a wealthy lord. Bound by the stormy weather, she meets a handsome naval officer who threatens to thwart her carefully laid plans for her future.

One of the top British films of all time, a wartime romance by Powell and Pressburger, features Deborah Kerr in a triple feature and one of the most impressive uses of flashbacks we've ever seen in cinema. It remains highly impactful. — General Candy, who oversees a British platoon in 1943, is a veteran leader who lacks the respect of the men he trains and is seen as out of touch with what it takes to win a war. But in looking back at his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a daring young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women and a lasting friendship with a German soldier.