Hot on the heels of the BFIâs major UK-wide film program, CINEMA UNBOUND: THE CREATIVE WORLDS OF POWELL AND PRESSBURGER, and in partnership with the BFI, TIFF Cinematheque will be debuting Of Myth and Magic: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, presented by ISTIC ILLIC PICTURES, on May 10. A celebration of one of the greatest and most enduring filmmaking duos in the history of cinema, this is the first stop on its North American tour. Michael Powell (1905â1990) and Emeric Pressburger (1902â1988), collectively known as The Archers, are best known for their iconic films such as The Red Shoes (1948); A Matter of Life And Death (1946); Black Narcissus (1947); and 49th Parallel (1941), the Academy Awardâwinning, Canadian-set film about the Second World War.
This 10-film retrospective includes two iconic solo efforts directed by Powell, and eight of the The Archersâ most infamous and influential creations: new 35mm projection prints of previously restored The Red Shoes, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Tales of Hoffmann, and Black Narcissus, made with funding from The National Lottery for the BFIâs Film on Film campaign; as well as two newly completed restorations by the BFI National Archive and The Film Foundation of Peeping Tom in association with Studiocanal, and I Know Where Iâm Going!, in association with ITV and Park Circus. Plus, see rare BFI archive prints of The Thief of Bagdad and 49th Parallel. The Archersâ quintessentially British collaboration resulted in a singular aesthetic vision caught between the twin fascinations of human desire and an otherworldly belief in the mystic, and would go on to inspire generations of filmmakers and artists alike, including: Martin Scorsese, Guillermo del Toro, Greta Gerwig, Francis Ford Coppola, and Tilda Swinton.
Also announced today, a spotlight on the early films of South Korean director and screenwriter Lee Chang-dong featuring new 4K restorations of Green Fish, Peppermint Candy,and Oasis. This series is generously supported by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea. Plus, two of Ann Huiâs films will be programmed as part of Asian Heritage Month: a new restoration of Huiâs July Rhapsody; and a 35mm print of the acclaimed and beautifully moving Boat People, screening as part of Cameron Baileyâs From the Collection series.
Among the highlights in May are TIFFâs free monthly series of Canadian cinematic treasures, See the North, presented by MUBI, featuring Octavio is Dead! and a post-show Q&A with filmmaker Sook-Yin Lee, who also stars in the 2018 film; following its World Premiere at Sundance, MDFF Selects presents the Toronto premiere of Babak Jalaliâs Fremont, starring Anaita Wali Zada and Jeremy Allen White; Radu Judeâs Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (TIFF â23), part comedy and part montage road movie; and TIFF WavelengthsPresentsFilm Talks: A Touring Programme of Experimental Cinema, with curators Andrew Vallance and Simon Payne in attendance.
Tickets will go on sale to TIFF Members on Wednesday, April 17, and to the public on Friday, April 19 at tiff.net.
TIFF’s May programming listings can be accessed here.
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