of artistries through its art and production design, costumes, and props—including the “borrowed” military uniforms and gadgets—and unparalleled execution of intricate blocking wonderfully choreographed to the music scores by Allan Gray. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. WITH: Anton Walbrook, Deborah Kerr, Roger Livesey, Roland Culver. 1943. 163 min. UK. Technicolor. English, French, German. 35mm. Restored by the Academy Film Archive in association with the BFI National Archive, ITV Studios Global Entertainment Ltd., and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by The Material World Charitable Foundation, the Louis B. Mayer Foundation, Cinema per Roma Foundation, and The Film Foundation.
entities and believes in the epic escalator as a means of transportation between the two realms. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. WITH: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey, Marius Goring. 1946. 104 min. UK. Technicolor. English, French, Russian. 4K DCP. Restored in 2017 in 4K by Sony Pictures Entertainment from the original Technicolor 3-strip picture negative. Digital image restoration by L’Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna. Additional restoration by MTI Film. Audio restoration by Deluxe Audio. Color grading, conforming, DCP creation at Deluxe Culver City.
I Know Where I’m Going! in 4K Sat, Jul 27 | 7:30pm | DGT West Coast Restoration Premiere
For all of her thirty years, nothing has stopped headstrong Joan Webster (Wendy Hiller) and her persistent march toward her goals. Her latest: holy matrimony with a business magnate twice her age, who invites her to wed in the Scottish Hebrides. When relentless storms prevent her from completing her journey, she succumbs to the charms of the place and of one local in particular, who might be the first to slow her down. Written in four days and praised by Raymond Chandler for its evocation of the senses, this romantic tale reaches folkloric heights thanks to detailed location shooting and the unmatched world-building of production designer Alfred Junge. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. WITH: Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, Pamela Brown, Finlay Currie. 1945. 92 min. UK. B&W. English, Scottish Gaelic. 4K DCP. Restored by the BFI National Archive and The Film Foundation in association with ITV and Park Circus, funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation with additional support provided by Matt Spick.
THE TALES OF HOFFMANN
The Tales of Hoffmann in 4K Mon, Aug 5 | 7:30pm | TMT
The very definition of magnificence, The Tales of Hoffmann is a groundbreaking creation of a new art form, painstakingly orchestrating the juxtaposition of two mediums: film and opera. Consisting of music conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra—which motivates fluidity in the stunning choreography between performers, cinematography, and storytelling—this innovative feature is an adaptation of Jacques Offenbach’s 1881 opera of the same name, based on three of E. T. A. Hoffmann’s heartbreaking love stories. Each tale is presented in a different thematic color (yellow, red, and blue), realized through the Oscar-nominated art direction and costume designs of Hein Heckroth. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. WITH: Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina, Ann Ayars, Robert Rounseville. 1951. 128 min. UK. Technicolor. English. 4K DCP. Restored by The Film Foundation and the BFI National Archive in association with Studiocanal.
The Red Shoes in 35mm Thu, Aug 8 | 7:30pm | DGT
In this “visually ravishing masterpiece” (BFI), real- life dancer Moira Shearer (who also dons pointe shoes in The Archers’s The Tales of Hoffmann ) makes her film debut in this adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale as Vicky Page, a ballerina torn between her passion for dance and her adoration of a composer. Also nominated for Best Picture, Story, and Film Editing, the score by Brian Easdale ( Black Narcissus , Peeping Tom ) and dazzling art direction from Hein Heckroth and Arthur Lawson both nabbed Oscars. Scorsese once called it “the film that plays in [his] heart,” and we promise its magic will linger long after leaving the theater. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. WITH: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann. 1948. 136 min. UK. Technicolor. English. 35mm. Restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive in association with BFI, The Film Foundation, ITV Global Entertainment Ltd.,
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
A Matter of Life and Death in 4K Thu, Aug 1 | 7:30pm | DGT
Powell and Pressburger’s magical charm once again captivates the world of cinema in their fantastical creation A Matter of Life and Death. The film stars David Niven as a Royal Air Force pilot finding himself on the verge of death while forming a spiritual connection with an American radio operator, June (Kim Hunter), in its intense, yet fascinating opening sequence. Employing metaphorical thematic vessels such as religion and salvation, the film perceives life and death as an interrelated pair of forces rather than two separate
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