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The Edge of the World (DVD)

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The inhabitants of a remote island find their way of life threatened by a rapidly industrialising world.

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"I don't think I shall ever make another film, however good it may turn out to be, that will mean as much to me as The Edge of the World."

Michael Powell, 1942

Shot over four arduous months in the wild, windswept Shetland Islands, Michael Powell's first independent production establishes the daring techniques and experimentation that would later become familiar hallmarks of his career.

The Edge of the World tells the moving story of a remote island and its inhabitants, whose traditions and way of life are threatened by a rapidly industrialising world. To settle an argument over whether the islanders should give up their livelihood and move to the mainland, two childhood friends follow an ancient tradition and climb the island's highest cliff face. The outcome shatters the island's peace and splits the two clans apart.

Restored by the BFI National Archive in 1990 and with its picture and sound further restored for this DVD release, The Edge of the World has been admired by directors such as Martin Scorsese.

Making the film proved so demanding and sensational that its then-32-year-old director was moved to write a full-scale book about his obsession with the tragic grandeur of Scotland's Outer Isles and his struggle to film it, 200,000 Feet on Foula, which actor Daniel Day-Lewis reads from on this DVD.

Extras
  • Daniel Day-Lewis reads extracts from 200,000 Feet on Foula
  • Commentary featuring Thelma Schoonmaker (Michael Powell's widow, who is also Martin Scorsese's editor) and film critic Ian Christie
  • Michael Powell's home movies
  • Documentary: Return to the Edge of the World (1978)
  • Travelogue: St Kilda - Britain's Loneliest Isle (1928)
  • Biographies of Michael Powell and producer Joe Rock
  • Stills gallery
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More Information
SKU 5035673005897
Catalogue Number BFIVD589
Subtitle A film by Michael Powell
Product contents 1 disc
Year 1937
Director Powell, Michael
Format DVD
Publisher(s) BFI
Countries United Kingdom
Aspect ratio 1.33:1
Colour Black & White
Sound Sound
Subtitles English subtitles for the deaf and partial hearing
Running time 75 mins
DVD region 2
Certificate U
BFICID_ID 150034787
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