Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Something Always Happens - Michael Powell (1934)

An early 'quota-quickie' directed by Michael Powell for Warner Bros at Teddington Studios in 1934.

The first 1/3rd of the movie looks like a documentary following the experiences of hard-luck London. Razor-sharp cinematography scans the lined faces of street vendors and homeless as we follow


Razor-sharp documentary-style B&W photography outlines the faces of down and out London in the introductory scenes as we follow the parallel

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