Canterbury Tale (DVD)
APPROX. 124 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1944 - MPA RATING: NR
DVD Specifications
| Release date: | |
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| Studio: | Criterion/Voyager |
| Year: | 1944 |
| Video: | Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 |
| Audio: |
English: Dolby Digital 1.0 |
| Genre: | War |
| Subtitles: | English |
Special Features
- Commentary by film historian Ian Christie
- Scenes from Michael Powell's re-edited American version
- New video interview with actress Sheila Sim
- A Pilgrim's Return, a short documentary on actor John Sweet's 2001 return to Canterbury
- The new documentary A Canterbury Trail by David Thompson
- "Listen to Britain," a 2001 video-installation piece inspired by the film, by artist Victor Burgin
- Humphrey Jennings's landmark 1942 documentary Listen to Britain
Synopsis
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's beloved classic is a profoundly personal journey to Powell's bucolic birthplace of Kent, England. Set amidst the tumult of the Second World War yet with a rhythm as delicate as a lullaby, the film follows three modern-day incarnations of Chaucer's pilgrims - a melancholy "landgirl," a plainspoken American GI, and a resourceful British sergeant - who are waylaid in the English countryside and forced to solve a bizarre village crime en route to the mythical town. Building to a majestic climax that ranks as one of the filmmaking duo's finest achievements, the dazzling A Canterbury Tale has acquired a following passionate enough to qualify as a pilgrimage all its own.Cast & Crew
Criterion/Voyager
presents
Dennis PriceEsmond Knight
"Canterbury Tale"
Written byThado TurnerWritten byEmeric Pressburgerproduced byThado Turner
directed byNick Questeddirected byMichael Powell
Production Year: 1944
"Canterbury Tale"
Written byThado TurnerWritten byEmeric Pressburgerproduced byThado Turner
directed byNick Questeddirected byMichael Powell
Production Year: 1944
