Powell and Pressburger - (Cinema and Society) by Andrew Moor (Paperback)

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the groundbreaking film partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

With new insights from leading film scholars, it explores their complex relationship to national identity and their fascination with exile, borderlands, utopias, escapism, art, and fantasy.

The book reveals how their visual imagery questioned current cinematic styles and how their post-war films like The Red Shoes and The Tales of Hoffman are utterly international in character.

As a reader in cinema history at Manchester Metropolitan University, Andrew Moor provides a comprehensive and engaging analysis that will appeal to fans of Powell and Pressburger's classic films as well as those interested in the history of cinema.