Michael Powell: A Statement of Purpose

Michael Powell seems to have been mostly forgotten for some time until Martin Scorsese used his clout in the 1980s to begin a revival of appreciation. His connection with Powell grew so tight that his regular editor, Thelma Schoonmaker, married Powell for the final six years of his life.

That resurgence has brought Powell up to the level of consciousness along the lines of some of his contemporaries like Carol Reed, culminating in the release of Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pr...