Nathalie Morris is senior curator of Special Collections at the BFI. She writes for magazines including Sight & Sound; websites including Khoollect and BFI News & Opinion; and for DVD labels including Arrow, Indicator and BFI. She regularly speaks about film and has appeared on Nightwaves (Radio 3); Great Lives (Radio 4); and television documentaries and programmes including Mastermind (not as a contestant!). Nathalie has contributed to books including British Women's Cinema (2009); Women Screenwriters: An International Guide (2015); Ealing Studios Revisited (BFI, 2019). She has cooked Alfred Hitchcock's Quiche Lorraine on camera for the BFI's 2012 Hitchcock project and in her spare time she writes about movies and meals for her blog Food on Film.Claire Smith is Curator of Stills, Posters and Designs at the British Film Institute. She has contributed to exhibitions and publications on art, design, moving image and material history, including Quilts 1700 -2010 (2010), Henry Moore: Plasters (2011), 39 Steps to the Genius of Hitchcock (BFI, 2012) and Gothic: the Dark Heart of Film (BFI, 2013).

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger were true visionaries of British film, creating glorious technicolor cinematic masterpieces including A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947) and The Red Shoes (1948). Delving into their magical, mystical and obsessive worlds, this lavishly illustrated publication presents fresh perspectives on the film-making duo, while presenting stunning previously unseen and unpublished images.

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A Letter from Tilda Swinton A Letter from Michael Powell to Emeric Pressburger1. INTRODUCTION by Claire Smith and Nathalie Morris A Note on Collaboration by Thelma Schoonmaker 2. EXILES by Caitlin MacDonald Notes from a Photographer by Tim Walker 3. PILGRIMS by Alexandra Harris Notes from a Production Designer by Sarah Greenwood 4. BLACK NARCISSUS by Mahesh Rao Notes from an Artist by Michelle Williams Gamaker 5. STARVED FOR TECHNICOLOR by Sarah Street Notes from a Costume Designer by Sandy Powell6. METAPHORS OF VISION by Ian Christie Notes from a Director by Joanna Hogg7. THE RED SHOES by Marina Warner Notes from a Milliner by Stephen Jones Index

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger were true visionaries of British cinema, creating glorious Technicolor masterpieces including A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947) and The Red Shoes (1948). Delving into their magical and obsessive worlds, this lavishly-illustrated publication presents fresh perspectives on the filmmaking duo, shining the spotlight not only on them, but also on their circle of talented collaborators. Thelma Schoonmaker, Caitlin McDonald, Alexandra Harris, Mahesh Rao, Sarah Street, Ian Christie and Marina Warner write about the key figures who shared Powell and Pressburger's creative journey, and Tilda Swinton, Tim Walker, Sarah Greenwood, Michelle Williams Gamaker, Sandy Powell, Joanna Hogg and Stephen Jones reflect on the ways in which Powell and Pressburger's stories and images have haunted and inspired them in their own work. The Cinema of Powell and Pressburger draws on the BFI's stunning design and archive collections, as well as key objects held in other public and private collections.