The Edge of the World (BFI, Blu-ray, 1937) With Booklet *REGION B*

Description: ****** SELLERS NOTE: THIS IS A REGION B BLU RAY. YOU MUST HAVE A REGION FREE PLAYER TO OPERATE! ****** The Edge of the World A flim by Michael Powell When the slapper of a tourist yacht (Niall MacGinnis), lands reluctantly on the remote shores of Hirta - the now-deserted Hebridean island of his birth - he is overwhelmed by memories from a time before its evacuation. A powerful story of love, rivalry and survival against the harsh elemental realities of island life and an ever-encroaching modernity. The Edge of the World is the first independent production by legendary British director Michael Powell. Specíal features: • All content presented in High Defnition • Main feature presentation overseen and approved by Michael Powell's widow, award-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell • Full-feature commentary by Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell and Professor lan Christie with extracts from Powell's book about the making of the film, 200,000 feet on Foula, read by Daniel Day-Lewis • Alternative scenes (1944, 9 mins): specially shot for a shorter version of the film released in 1944 • Original trailer (2 mins) • Return to the Edge of the World (Michael Powell, 1979, 24 mins): Michael Powell returns to Foula with cast and crew • Michael Powell's home movies narrated by Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell (c.1955, 7 mins), Powell in the Scottish highlands • St Kilda - Britain's Loneliest Isle (Topical Productions, 1923/1928, 16 mins): a travelogue from St Kilda • Fully illustrated booklet with new essay by Professor lan Christie, a contemporary review, promotional materials and credits

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