https://foritismansnumber.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-red-shoes-1948.html

Classic.

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Emeric Pressburger died on this day in 1988.
(born Imre József Pressburger; 5 December 1902 – 5 February 1988) 
10 interesting things to know about the Oscar-winning Hungarian-born screenwriter (with a contribution by Scorsese):

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y8WIPTVvJM

https://foritismansnumber.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-matter-of-life-and-death-1946.html

Quite good, obviously.

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Greek Orthodox monk in street with others, Jerusalem? [between 1898 and 1946] 1 negative : glass, dry plate ; 10 x 12 in.

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https://www.loc.gov/item/2019698577/

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s Black Narcissus (1947) moves with the rhythm of tension and longing. The Himalayas dominate the screen as a silent force.

Deborah Kerr inhabits her role with a restrained intensity.

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#Bales2025FilmChallenge of August 3: red, in food or fashion

The Red Shoes (Michael Powell + Emeric Pressburger, 1948)
Another one of The Archers' #Technicolor extravaganzas. This time, not to wow the worn-down post-war black-and-white audience, but as an an active storytelling instrument.
https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-tkcm

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