The films of Michael Powell
(DVD or VCD) 

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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009].
Format
DVD or VCD
Language
English
ISBN
143591578X, 9781435915787
UPC
043396259195

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Age of consent from the novel by Norman Lindsay.
General Note
A matter of life and death originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
General Note
Age of consent originally released as a motion picture in 1969.
General Note
"A matter of life and death, originally released in an edited version in the U.S. as Stairway to Heaven, is here presented for the first time, complete and restored."
General Note
Special features (A matter of life and death): Director Martin Scorsese on A matter of life and death; commentary by historian Ian Christie.
General Note
Special features (Age of consent): Director Martin Scorsese on Age of consent; commentary with historian Kent Jones; making Age of consent; Helen Mirren: a conversation with Cora; Down Under with Ron and Valerie Taylor.
Participants/Performers
Introduced by Martin Scorsese and Helen Mirren.
Participants/Performers
A matter of life and death cast: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey.
Participants/Performers
Age of consent cast: James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran.
Description
A matter of life and death: British flyer Peter Carter survives a jump from his burning plane without parachute and wakes up in a nether world between Earth and the next life. He is informed that he should have died and must go to Heaven, where he is put on trial for his life. He falls in love with June, an American radio operator.
Description
Age of consent: Based on the life of controversial Australian artist Norman Lindsay. Lindsay is a jaded painter who heads Down Under looking for a way to revitalize his creative soul. His self-imposed exile is interrupted by Cora, an uninhibited young woman on her own journey of self-discovery.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements (A matter of life and death).
Target Audience
Not rated (Age of consent).
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) and anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital, NTSC.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
These DVD discs are copy protected.
Language
English dialogue, English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Powell, M., Scorsese, M., Mirren, H., Niven, D., Hunter, K., Goring, M., Livesey, R., Massey, R., Pressburger, E., Mason, J., Yeldham, P., MacGowran, J., & Lindsay, N. (2009). The films of Michael Powell . Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael Powell et al.. 2009. The Films of Michael Powell. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael Powell et al.. The Films of Michael Powell Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Powell, Michael, et al. The Films of Michael Powell Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2009.

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