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A Life In Movies: An Autobiography
Michael Powell's prolific life as a filmmaker stretched over half a century, almost from the very beginnings of popular cinema. In this, the first volume of his autobiography, Powell captures the startling momentum of his early career, which began while he was still in his teens when a serendipitous meeting with the great silent filmmaker Rex Ingram garnered him a job at V
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Hardcover
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First Edition First Printing
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705 pages
Published
1986
by Heinemann
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i've been on a michael powell kick watching some of his great movies from the 40's co-directed with Emeric Pressburger... like Black Narcissus, and "I Know Where I'm Going"...
Looking forward to digging into his hard-to-find autobiography.
I got bogged down in it, and after a certain amount of time found the guy extremely irritating! -- that was a surprise.
I got bogged down in it, and after a certain amount of time found the guy extremely irritating! -- that was a surprise.
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Excellent autobiography of an idiosyncratic filmmaker, even if some of the stories should be taken with a grain of salt. Does explain well the craft process of how his films came about and were made.
I'm supposed to read this for class but while it is interesting, Powell is just way too long-winded.
A fine book which genuinely illuminates the earlier career of the great film-maker.
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The son of Thomas William Powell & Mabel (nee Corbett). Michael Powell was always a self confessed movie addict. He was brought up partly in Canterbury ("The Garden of England") and partly in the South of France (where his parents ran an hotel). Educated at Kings School, Canterbury & Dulwich College he first worked at the National Provincial Bank from 1922 - 1925. In 1925 he joined Rex Ing
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