The Films of Michael Powell
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A matter of life and death also known as: Stairway to heaven.
Age of consent from the novel by Norman Lindsay.
A matter of life and death originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
Age of consent originally released as a motion picture in 1969.
"A matter of life and death, originally released in an edited version in the U.S. as Stairway to Heaven, is here presented for the first time, complete and restored."
Special features (A matter of life and death): Director Martin Scorsese on A matter of life and death; commentary by historian Ian Christie.
Special features (Age of consent): Director Martin Scorsese on Age of consent; commentary with historian Kent Jones; making Age of consent; Helen Mirren: a conversation with Cora; Down Under with Ron and Valerie Taylor.
Disc 1: A matter of life and death (Stairway to heaven) / written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (1946 ; ca. 104 min. ; full screen) -- Disc 2: Age of consent / a Michael Powell/James Mason production ; produced by Michael Powell and James Mason ; screenplay by Peter Yeldham (1969 ; ca. 106 min. ; anamrophic widescreen).
Introduced by Martin Scorsese and Helen Mirren.
A matter of life and death cast: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey.
Age of consent cast: James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran.
A matter of life and death: British flyer Peter Carter survives a jump from his burning plane without parachute and wakes up in a nether world between Earth and the next life. He is informed that he should have died and must go to Heaven, where he is put on trial for his life. He falls in love with June, an American radio operator.
Age of consent: Based on the life of controversial Australian artist Norman Lindsay. Lindsay is a jaded painter who heads Down Under looking for a way to revitalize his creative soul. His self-imposed exile is interrupted by Cora, an uninhibited young woman on her own journey of self-discovery.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) and anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital, NTSC.
Contents: Age of consent.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
slow movies not worth the effort
submitted by ferdoble on August 2, 2011, 6:04pm
Look, I'm not going to lie, i got these movies because i was curious what Helen Mirren looked like younger and to see if she started out as a brilliant actress or grew into one.
The movies are slow and I couldn't get through them.
SERIES
The collector's choice.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English dialogue, English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009]
Year Published: 2009
Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 210 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
143591578X
9781435915787
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Powell, Michael, 1905-1990.
Scorsese, Martin.
Mirren, Helen.
Niven, David, 1910-1983.
Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002.
Goring, Marius, 1912-1998.
Livesey, Roger, 1906-1976.
Massey, Raymond.
Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988.
Mason, James, 1909-1984.
Yeldham, Peter.
MacGowran, Jack, 1918-1973.
Lindsay, Norman, 1879-1969.
Columbia Pictures.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Lindsay, Norman, -- 1879-1969 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
Fighter pilots -- Drama.
Radio operators -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Death -- Drama.
Heaven -- Drama.
Artists -- Australia -- Drama.
Creative ability -- Drama.
Australia -- Drama.
Action and adventure films.
War films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.