Mythologized artists receive a restrained overview in Made In England: The Films Of Powell & Pressburger
Michael Powell was born in the coastal English county of Kent. He started in the silent-era film industry of the 1920s, working countless studio odd jobs before he was promoted, in the 1930s, to directing low-budget “quota quickies,” of which he made almost two dozen. His eventual creative partner, Emeric Pressburger,…