Michael Powell

The Profile

Michael Powell was an English film director, best known for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger as The Archers. Together they created classics such as The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, and A Matter of Life and Death. His solo film Peeping Tom (1960) was condemned on release but later championed by major filmmakers.

English film director; notable partnership with Emeric Pressburger (The Archers); key films include The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, A Matter of Life and Death; Peeping Tom (1960) was controversial on release and later championed by Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and Brian De Palma.

DeBaser’s Michael Powell corner mixes one standout film review of Peeping Tom with two enthusiastic dives into Italian new wave albums filed under his page. The tone is admiring and analytical, with nods to Powell’s partnership with Pressburger and the later critical rescue of Peeping Tom. Expect cinephile details and some music-scene crossfire.