I Know Where I'm Going (Criterion Collection) (1945) On DVD
Actor: Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, George Carney, Walter Hudd, Duncan MacKechnie
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Genre: Comedy
Year: 1945
Studio: Criterion
Length: 91
Released: February 20, 2001
Rating: Unrated (Video)
Format: DVD
Misc: NTSC, Black & White
Language: English
Subtitles : English
DESCRIPTION:
Assured, headstrong Joan Webster (Wendy Hiller) knows exactly what she wants and how to get it, until she's stranded in a rough, windswept Scottish village--in sight but out of reach of an island where a rich fiancée, a lavish wedding, and a loveless marriage await. While a raging storm prevents her crossing, a quiet, modest, and penniless Scottish laird named Torquil (Roger Livesey) slowly wins her cheerfully mercenary heart and upsets her carefully arranged plans with messy emotions. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's much-loved romantic drama is a handsome work full of vivid, offbeat characters (Pamela Brown is especially striking as an earthy villager always accompanied by a pack of bloodhounds) living in a world that's part tradition and part myth. Villagers work and celebrate with the simple spirit of common folk ("We're not poor, we just haven't any money," Torquil admonishes the materialist Joan). Powell brings his lively manner and bold visual invention to the creation of his beautiful but harsh primal paradise, culminating in the awesome spectacle of a massive whirlpool that could be the work of the "legend of Corryvreckan" or the stormy embodiment of Joan's hysterical heart. Awash in mystic power of ancient castles and chanted legends, I Know Where I'm Going is one of the most romantic visions of Britain's most magical director.
Special Features:
- Audio essay by film historian Ian Christie
- Behind-the scenes stills, narrated by Thelma Schoonmaker Powell
- The 1994 documentary, I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited, by Mark Cousins
- Excerpts from Michael Powell's 1937 Feature The Edge of the World and 1978 documentary, Return to the Edge of the World
- Photo essay by I Know Where I'm Going! aficionado Nancy Franklin, who explores the locations used in the film
- Home movies of Michael Powell's Scottish expedition, narrated by Thelma Schoonmaker Powell
Actor: Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, George Carney, Walter Hudd, Duncan MacKechnie
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Genre: Comedy
Year: 1945
Studio: Criterion
Length: 91
Released: February 20, 2001
Rating: Unrated (Video)
Format: DVD
Misc: NTSC, Black & White
Language: English
Subtitles : English
DESCRIPTION:
Assured, headstrong Joan Webster (Wendy Hiller) knows exactly what she wants and how to get it, until she's stranded in a rough, windswept Scottish village--in sight but out of reach of an island where a rich fiancée, a lavish wedding, and a loveless marriage await. While a raging storm prevents her crossing, a quiet, modest, and penniless Scottish laird named Torquil (Roger Livesey) slowly wins her cheerfully mercenary heart and upsets her carefully arranged plans with messy emotions. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's much-loved romantic drama is a handsome work full of vivid, offbeat characters (Pamela Brown is especially striking as an earthy villager always accompanied by a pack of bloodhounds) living in a world that's part tradition and part myth. Villagers work and celebrate with the simple spirit of common folk ("We're not poor, we just haven't any money," Torquil admonishes the materialist Joan). Powell brings his lively manner and bold visual invention to the creation of his beautiful but harsh primal paradise, culminating in the awesome spectacle of a massive whirlpool that could be the work of the "legend of Corryvreckan" or the stormy embodiment of Joan's hysterical heart. Awash in mystic power of ancient castles and chanted legends, I Know Where I'm Going is one of the most romantic visions of Britain's most magical director.
Special Features:
- Audio essay by film historian Ian Christie
- Behind-the scenes stills, narrated by Thelma Schoonmaker Powell
- The 1994 documentary, I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited, by Mark Cousins
- Excerpts from Michael Powell's 1937 Feature The Edge of the World and 1978 documentary, Return to the Edge of the World
- Photo essay by I Know Where I'm Going! aficionado Nancy Franklin, who explores the locations used in the film
- Home movies of Michael Powell's Scottish expedition, narrated by Thelma Schoonmaker Powell
| Product Name | I Know Where I'm Going (Criterion Collection) (1945) On DVD |
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| This item is returnable | No |
