- 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
A Canterbury Tale (Criterion Collection) (1948) On DVD
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Actor : Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price, John Sweet, Esmond Knight
Director: Michael Powell
Genre: Drama
Year: 1948
Studio: Criterion
Length: 124
Released: July 25, 2006
Rating: Unrated (Video)
Format: DVD
Misc: Black & White
Language:English
Subtitles : English
DESCRIPTION:
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s beloved classic A Canterbury Tale 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.
Special Features
Actor : Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price, John Sweet, Esmond Knight
Director: Michael Powell
Genre: Drama
Year: 1948
Studio: Criterion
Length: 124
Released: July 25, 2006
Rating: Unrated (Video)
Format: DVD
Misc: Black & White
Language:English
Subtitles : English
DESCRIPTION:
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s beloved classic A Canterbury Tale 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.
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
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