POWELL and PRESSBURGER screenings

The Edge of the World Friday 20 October 7.30  Choppards Mission

Dir. Michael Powell (UK 1937, 75mins U)

Powell’s first serious film is a jewel and displays his visual flair with the magnificent scenery of the Hebridean island where the skipper of a yacht lands with tourists and is confronted by past memories of long-gone island-life and the coming modernity. A story of love and rivalry at its most compelling. A free taster prior to our November weekend of Powell + Pressburger 

A Canterbury Tale Friday 10 November 7.30 Southgate Theatre Honley

(UK 1944, 119mins U)

Set against the backdrop of the war, this vision of an England with its spiritual roots in the countryside is now considered one of the best British films of the period.

The Small Back Room Saturday 11 November 2.00 Civic Hall Holmfirth

(UK 1949, 107mins PG)

Based on Nigel Balchin’s 1943 novel, a troubled research scientist and military bomb-disposal expert struggles with trauma, alcoholism and complex problems in a powerful and wonderful gem deftly mixing suspense and romance.

Black Narcissus Saturday 11 November 7:30 Civic Hall Holmfirth

(UK 1947, 101mins PG)

Dazzling, provocative and richly coloured by Jack Cardiff’s Oscar-winning photography this psycho- sexual melodrama staring Deborah Kerr is Powell & Pressburger at the height of their creative powers.

I Know Where I’m Going Sunday 12 November 7.30 Hepworth Village Hall

(UK 1945, 91mins 12)

An Englishwoman travels to the Hebrides to marry an older, wealthier fiancé but the weather keeps them islands apart. Haunting, romantic and witty, this is for many their favourite P&P film.