The films of Michael Powell
(DVD)
Contributors:
Published:
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009].
Format:
DVD
Physical Desc:
2 videodiscs (approximately 210 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements (A matter of life and death).
Status:
Branford/Blackstone Adult DVD
DVD FIL
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.
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.
Copies
Location
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Status
Branford/Blackstone Adult DVD
DVD FIL
On Shelf
Location
Call Number
Status
Orange/Case Adult Fiction DVD
DVD DRAMA Films
On Shelf
Woodbridge Adult DVD
DVD FILMS
On Shelf
Subjects
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Language:
English
ISBN:
143591578X, 9781435915787
UPC:
043396259195
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
A matter of life and death also known as: Stairway to heaven.
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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Citations
APA Citation (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 (style guide)Michael Powell et al.. 2009. The Films of Michael Powell. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Michael Powell et al., The Films of Michael Powell. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)The Films of Michael Powell. Powell, Michael, et al. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2009.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Record ID:
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| 500 | |a "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." | ||
| 500 | |a Special features (A matter of life and death): Director Martin Scorsese on A matter of life and death; commentary by historian Ian Christie. | ||
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