The Edge of the World

I heard Thelma Schoonmaker on Fresh Air recently speaking about her late husband Michael Powell and the influence he had on Scorsese. I knew and loved the work of two of these people so I had to check out the third. I ordered up a copy of one of Powell’s early films called "The Edge of the World". Really loved seeing this work and the place/time it captured Fictionally it takes place among a Scottish island community which is coming to its end. The film is harrowing and heartwarming. Powell took his cast and crew to a real Scottish island and he captures the essence of that hard life but even more captures the responsibilities individuals have in a community. The images are wonderful in black and white. The DVD includes a color film Powell made in 1978 in which he and some cast and crew return to the island.
Favorite moment: Putting Grandma out on the lawn to hear the church service below.
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