Michael Powell movies available on 4K Blu-ray, ranked by transfer quality.
dir. Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
S-Tier Criterion 4K. Powell and Pressburger's Scottish romance from 1945. Some debate about whether the grain structure is excessive on the UK Criterion disc, though most people think it looks fine for a film this old.
Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Michael Powell
S-Tier StudioCanal 4K. Michael Powell's 1960 horror that ended his career. The new 4K restoration played in art house theaters and the reception was strong. The old Blu-ray was never that good, so this is a meaningful upgrade. People love to point out this is better than Psycho, which came out the same year. Scorsese helped revive the film's reputation decades later.
StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.
A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.
dir. Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
