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In Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's
stunningly photographed comedy, romance flourishes in an unlikely place—the
bleak and moody Scottish Hebrides. Wendy Hiller stars as a headstrong young
woman who travels to these remote isles to marry a rich lord. Stranded by
stormy weather, she meets a handsome naval officer (Roger Livesey) who
threatens to thwart her carefully laid-out life plans. *** One of the best loved of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's
films, I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) is a dizzyingly delirious
blend of romance, comedy, adventure, mythology, mysticism and folklore.
Ambitious Joan Webster (Wendy Hiller) knows where she's going - to one
of Scotland's remote Hebrides islands, to marry a rich industrialist,
whom she doesn't love. Nature has other plans for her, however. Bad
weather prevents her from reaching her destination, leaving her stranded
on another island, and throwing her together with a dashing naval
officer Torquil MacNeil (Roger Livesey), and an assortment of eccentric
islanders. |
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Theatrical Release: October 30th, 1945 (trade showing)
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Runtime | 1:31:36 | 1:27:12 (4% PAL speedup) | 1:31:33.833 |
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Disc Size: 21,752,996,552 bytes Feature Size: 17,280,356,352 bytes Total Bitrate: 21.93 MbpsSingle-layered Blu-ray MPEG4 - AVC |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) |
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DTS-HD Master Audio English 1815 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1815 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) |
Subtitles | English, and none | English, and none | French, and none |
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Release Information: Studio: Criterion Collection
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Edition Details: DVD
Release Date: July 7th, 2003 Chapters 10 |
Release Information: Studio: Elephant Films
Disc Size: 21,752,996,552 bytes Feature Size: 17,280,356,352 bytes Total Bitrate: 21.93 MbpsSingle-layered Blu-ray MPEG4 - AVC
Edition Details: • Stills Gallery (0:51) • Credits / trailer • Second disc DVD included! Blu-ray Release Date: December 5th 2017 Transparent Blu-ray case inside cardboard slipcase Chapters 13
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ADDITION: Elephant Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray (January 18'): This is such a wonderful film. In my last meeting with critic Robin Wood - he stated to me that it was his favorite Powell and Pressburger film.
This 1080P, CNC-derived (advertised as 'new restoration), transfer. is on a single-layered disc with a supportive bitrate and does excel over both SDs but the improvement will be more apparent by the size of your system. It looked quite good on my 43" but the 60" system was notable in the image superiority over the DVDs when I sampled. The 1080P has far more layered contrast and shows much more detail. Some, occaional, light vertical scratches are still there.
Perhaps a bigger update is in the lossless audio (24-bit) and the memorable score by Allan Gray (The African Queen, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, A Matter of Life and Death) that adds a layer of depth to the film experience via the uncompressed transfer. There are optional French subtitle (via remote button - not menu) and the Blu-ray disc is region FREE!
Essentially a bare-bones Blu-ray with Jean-Pierre Dionnet's 10-minute intro in French only, a stills gallery, similar Elephant Films advert trailer and 'Credits'. A second disc, PAL DVD, is included.
Definitely a film I want in the best available presentation. It was such an immense pleasure seeing I Know Where I'm Going again after many years and seeing it looking (and sounding) so much better. Room for improvement? Sure - some extras? - a commentary? would be ideal but as it's the only game in town at present - absolutely recommended! *** ON THE DVDs: Although both prints used have slight scratches/damage, I actually think the brighter Criterion may have more - or it is more visible, but it's contrast and sharpness far outweigh the image of the Carlton disc. The Extras go far in favor of Criterion as well. The Carlton is cropped a little on al sides. Not much decision making here. Criterion is a the winner. |
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Associated Reading (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
A Life in Movies: An Autobiography by Michael Powell |
Michael Powell: Interviews (Conversations With
Filmmakers Series) by David Lazar |
Arrows of Desire: The Films of Michael Powell and
Emeric Pressburger by Ian Christie |
The Films of Michael Powell and the Archers by Scott Salwolke |
The Red Shoes: The Classic Story by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger |
Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden |
Powell and Pressburger: A Cinema of Magic Spaces
(Cinema & Society S.) Andrew Moor |
Gone to Earth (Virago Modern Classics)
Mary Webb, Erika Duncan |
I Know Where I'm Going! (BFI Film Classics S.)
Pam Cook |
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Criterion Collection Spine # 94 Region 1 - NTSC |
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Elephant Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray |