| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (74 min. + 50 mins extra material) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
The tragic story that led to the evacuation of an island of outer Scotland is recalled in a bitter homecoming by a character in this drama which was filmed on location on the island of Foula in the Shetlands. An actual evacuation of the island of St. Kilda in the Hebrides provided the basis for Powell's romantic response to the theme of civilisation pitted against nature, mixing professional actors with the people of Foula. This was Powell's first 'real' film, the graphic imagery recalling Flaherty's "Man of Aran" and foreshadowing Powell's own "I know Where I'm Going". Also included on the tape is a film about Powell's return to Foula in 1978 with members of the original cast and crew |
| Notes |
Special features include actor Daniel Day Lewis reading from the book 200,000 Feet on Foula ; commentary by film critic Ian Christie and Thelma Schoonmaker ; Return to the Edge of the World (1978) in which Powell returns to the island forty years later ; St Kilda - Britain's Loneliest Isle, a travelogue film shot in 1928 ; Michael Powell's home movies ; Michael Powell biography ; Joe Rock biography |
| Cast |
John Laurie, Belle Chrystall, Niall MacGinnis, Finlay Currie, Eric Berry, Kitty Kirwan, Grant Sutherland, Campbell Robson, George Summers |
| Notes |
Originally released: Great Britain, 1937 |
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DVD ; region 2 ; academy ratio 1.33:1 |
| SUBJECT |
Foula (Shetland) -- Social life and customs -- Drama
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Powell, Michael, 1905-1990.
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Berry, Eric.
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Laurie, John, 1897-1980.
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MacGinnis, Niall, 1913-1977.
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Chrystall, Belle, 1910-2003.
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Currie, Finlay, 1878-1968.
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Sutherland, Grant.
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Kirwan, Kitty, 1875-1951.
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Robson, Campbell
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BFI Video Publishing
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