Based on the Bela Bartok opera. Bluebeard woos his women and then swiftly disposes of them.

Powell originally intended for this to be screened without subtitles so the viewer could be fully immersed in the music and visuals. In 1978, he reissued the film with some contextual-setting hardsubs. This is that version.

Bluebeard's.Castle.1963.(1978.Version).BDRIP.576p.x264.FLAC.KJNU.mkv

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#1:  	German 1.0ch FLAC @ 262 kb/s

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Language(s): German
Subtitles:English hardsubbed, English

	
Duke Bluebeard's Castle.1963.576p.BDRip-AVC.ZONE.mkv

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#2:  	English 2.0ch FLAC @ 354 kb/s (Optional audio track of the English translation commissioned by Michael Powell and sung by Norman Foster and Ana Raquel Satre)

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The post Michael Powell – Herzog Blaubarts Burg AKA Bluebeard’s Castle [1978 Version] (1963) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Features rare archival material from the personal collections of Powell, Pressburger and Scorsese.

Made in England (2024).mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/A319B10D37A6CAD/Made_in_England_(2024).mkv

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English

Many thanks to @Gene for this copy

The post David Hinton – Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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The influence of Fritz Lang is unmistakeable on Powell’s earliest extant film – a thriller crafted with real visual style, despite its limited budget. The twisty plot concerns businessman F.X. Benedik (Rome), who has been receiving threats from a mysterious stranger. When Benedik is murdered, the hunt is on to find his killer – but all may not be what it seems.

Rynox.1931.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264.mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/AF810D316B1D079/Rynox.1931.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264.mkv

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English

The post Michael Powell – Rynox (1931) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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Powell’s adaptation of Walter Ellis’s successful West End play S.O.S. was the most prestigious production he had made to date. A ‘society drama’ involving suspicion, clandestine romance and presumed murder, its cast of accomplished stage actors are nonetheless entirely upstaged by the glorious comic double-act of Googie Withers as mischievous maid Effie, and John Laurie as her pious, disapproving employer.

Her.Last.Affaire.1935.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264.mkv

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Language(s):English
Subtitles:English

The post Michael Powell – Her Last Affaire (1935)  first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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Jerry Mason inherits the Hotel Splendide at Speymouth but is disappointed when he sees it is a quiet place with few permanent residents. Gentleman Charlie, a jewel thief arrives after a long spell in prison expecting to be able to dig up the pearls he had buried – only to find the hotel has been built on the site.

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Restored by the BFI National Archive in 2023

Hotel.Splendide.1932.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264.mkv

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Subtitles:English

The post Michael Powell – Hotel Splendide (1932) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner party. The publishers secretary is the obvious suspect, but the Inspector isn’t so sure …

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This film was believed lost, but a copy was found and was shown at the National Film Theatre, operated by the British Film Institute, in London, England, in March 2000.

The.Night.of.the.Party.1934.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264.mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/2F43E3E4C61800C/The.Night.of.the.Party.1934.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264.mkv

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English

The post Michael Powell – The Night of the Party AKA The Murder Party (1934) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger formed the greatest creative partnership in the history of British Cinema – The Archers.
Their films were often controversial: Churchill tried to suppress the release of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Later, The Red Shoes and The Tales of Hoffman startled and enchanted cinema audiences with their use of colour, form and music. In the last ten years the magic, poetry and passion of their work has been acknowledged around the world and they are firmly in the pantheon of film masters.

https://nitro.download/view/E525B705B10A757/Arrows_of_desire_-_Christie,_Ian_-_New_ed.,_London,_1994_-_Faber_and_Faber.pdf

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The post Ian Christie – Arrows of Desire: The Films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (1994) first appeared on Cinema of the World.