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Optimism and Sheer Will

2012 · 29 min

A quiet, thoughtful conversation about craft and cinema history, best suited to viewers already curious about classic filmmaking.

Overview
An interview with Thelma Schoonmaker Powell about Powell and Pressburger's 1943 film THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP.

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    Themes
    • art
    • memory
    • war
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    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
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    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
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    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension1
    Darkness2
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Michael Henry Wilson
    Starring
    Thelma Schoonmaker, Michael Henry Wilson
    Runtime
    29 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    English

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