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An excerpt from the first ever director’s commentary, from 1988: Michael Powell–with his longtime friend and admirer Martin Scorsese–“speaking and dreaming” about BLACK NARCISSUS, the 1947 Powell and Pressburger masterpiece that is available to watch (along with the full commentary) on our streaming service, The Criterion Channel: criterionchannel.com/black-narcissus
Here, the two filmmakers share their thoughts on the cuts that take the viewer in and out of the flashbacks of Sister Clodagh (Deborah Kerr), with Scorsese revealing how the film’s seamless blending of dream and reality influenced his approach to the fantasy sequences in THE KING OF COMEDY (1982).
Did you know that Criterion invented the commentary track? Learn more in this new introduction by Criterion president Peter Becker: youtu.be/r8cm3Z3mt5w
From Christopher Nolan on FOLLOWING to David Bowie on THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, unlock the behind-the-scenes secrets of your favorite movies with more commentaries on the Criterion Channel: criterionchannel.com/commentaries
Enjoy the best moments from the over forty years of the Criterion commentary in this playlist, with new videos arriving weekly: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd0WKGexn9FAdCRP0pWcgC2BrYhwlYhZu
An excerpt from the first ever director’s commentary, from 1988: Michael Powell–with his longtime friend and admirer Martin Scorsese–“speaking and dreaming” about BLACK NARCISSUS, the 1947 Powell and Pressburger masterpiece that is available to watch (along with the full commentary) on our streaming service, The Criterion Channel: criterionchannel.com/black-narcissus
Here, the two filmmakers share their thoughts on the cuts that take the viewer in and out of the flashbacks of Sister Clodagh (Deborah Kerr), with Scorsese revealing how the film’s seamless blending of dream and reality influenced his approach to the fantasy sequences in THE KING OF COMEDY (1982).
Did you know that Criterion invented the commentary track? Learn more in this new introduction by Criterion president Peter Becker: youtu.be/r8cm3Z3mt5w
From Christopher Nolan on FOLLOWING to David Bowie on THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, unlock the behind-the-scenes secrets of your favorite movies with more commentaries on the Criterion Channel: criterionchannel.com/commentaries
Enjoy the best moments from the over forty years of the Criterion commentary in this playlist, with new videos arriving weekly: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd0WKGexn9FAdCRP0pWcgC2BrYhwlYhZu
