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Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell and Pressburger
June 21, 2024 – July 31, 2024
The Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art announces Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell and Pressburger, a complete retrospective of the legendary British filmmaking duo of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Presented in close collaboration with the BFI, Cinema Unbound screens at MoMA from June 21 to July 31, 2024, following BFI’s celebration and premiere of the retrospective at BFI Southbank, London, and across the UK last fall. The largest and most wide-ranging exploration of their work to date, this series of more than 50 films—many in new restorations—celebrates Powell and Pressburger’s cultural legacy and enduring influence. The monumental task of preserving and restoring many of the films presented in this series was completed by conservation experts, archivists, and curators at the BFI National Archive who care for a wealth of film- and paper-based material in the UK’s national collection.
View up-to-date series schedule here.
Organized at BFI by Robin Baker, Head of Cultural Partnerships, James Bell, Senior Curator of Fiction Film, and Claire Smith, Senior Curator of Special Collections, and at MoMA by Dave Kehr, Curator, and Olivia Priedite, Film Program Coordinator, Department of Film.
Film at MoMA is made possible by CHANEL.
Additional support is provided by the Annual Film Fund. Leadership support for the Annual Film Fund is provided by Debra and Leon D. Black, with major contributions from the Triad Foundation, Inc., The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), The Young Patrons Council of The Museum of Modern Art, and by Karen and Gary Winnick.
Press Kit
Images
The Red Shoes. 1948. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Courtesy Park Circus/ITV
Black Narcissus. 1947. Great Britain. Written and directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Courtesy Park Circus/ITV
A Matter of Life and Death (Stairway to Heaven). 1946. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Courtesy Park Circus/ITV Studios
The Tales of Hoffmann. 1951. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Courtesy Rialto Pictures/Studiocanal
The Small Back Room. 1949. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Courtesy Rialto Pictures/Studiocanal
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. 1943. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Courtesy Park Circus/ITV
I Know Where I’m Going! 1945. Great Britain. Written and directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Courtesy BFI National Archive/The Film Foundation/ITV/Park Circus
Oh…Rosalinda!! 1955. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Courtesy Park Circus
Peeping Tom. 1960. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell. Courtesy Rialto Pictures
The Battle of the River Plate. 1956. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Courtesy Park Circus/ITV Studios
The Love Test. 1935. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell. Courtesy BFI National Archive
Red Ensign. 1934. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell. Courtesy BFI National Archive
Something Always Happens. 1934. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell. Courtesy BFI National Archive
The Edge of the World. 1937. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell. Courtesy BFI National Archive
The Phantom Light. 1935. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell. Courtesy BFI National Archive
The Spy in Black. 1939. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell. Courtesy Park Circus/ITV Studios