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Michael Powell Double Feature (Age of Consent, Stairway to Heaven) (1969)

Starring: David Niven, Kim Hunter Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell Rating: Unrated Format: DVD
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  • Actors: David Niven, Kim Hunter, James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran
  • Directors: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
  • Writers: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, Norman Lindsay, Peter Yeldham
  • Producers: Emeric Pressburger, George R. Busby
  • Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Rating: Unrated
  • Studio: Sony Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: January 6, 2009
  • Run Time: 210 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001IZNIV4
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,655 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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A true marvel, A Matter of Life and Death is one of the best films by the storied English filmmaking team known as the Archers: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Among other felicities, this 1946 fantasy has one of the most crackling opening ten minutes of any movie you'll ever see: after a deceptively dreamy prologue, we are thrown into the conversation between an airman (David Niven) whose torched plane is about to crash in the English Channel, and an American military radio operator (Kim Hunter) operating the radio on the ground. Their touching exchange, made urgent by his imminent death, is breathtakingly visualized (you have never seen a WWII plane interior quite as vividly as this). What follows is glorious: Niven's death has been missed by an otherworldly collector (Marius Goring)--all that thick English fog, you know--and so he gets to argue his case for life before a heavenly tribunal. The heaven sequences are in pearly black-and-white, the earthly material in stunning Technicolor (the color is the cause of a particularly good in-joke). The Powell-Pressburger brief on behalf of humanity is both romantic and witty, and the wonderful cast is especially enriched by Roger Livesey (the star of Powell and Pressburger's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp), as a doctor with a camera obscura and an enormous heart.

Age of Consent, the other film in this two-disc set, comes from a much later period in Powell's career--indeed, close to the end of it. Made on a low budget in Australia in 1969, the movie depicts a disenchanted painter (James Mason) finding renewal in the isolation of an island and the beauty of the young woman (Helen Mirren) who models for him. The salt-and-pepper authority of Mason and the nubile freshness of Mirren give pleasure, although the theme is too on-the-nose (and Jack MacGowran's comic relief too broad) for a really subtle take on Powell's part. Extras include a seven-minute Martin Scorsese comment for AMOLAD, and a commentary track on that film by Powell-Pressburger authority Ian Christie; Scorsese chimes in again for Age of Consent, as does Helen Mirren, whose memories of her first movie are specific and fond. Kent Jones contributes the commentary track, a 10-minute interview with underwater photographers Ron and Valerie Taylor includes some Mirren comments, and a 16-minute making-of documentary gives some flavor of the set, including the memories of Powell's son Kevin. --Robert Horton



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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 01/06/2009

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest unknown film maker's double bill, March 2, 2009
I was introduced to Michael Powell's work by a friend who loved 'The Red Shoes'. Although I dislike musicals, that film had such visual poetry that I loved it the instant I saw it.
I have made it a point to see his other films wherever possible and 'Stairway to Heaven', seen several times on TV, was always a favorite. Oddly, it has never been available in any video format--until now.
This double feature has a pristine print of Stairway which remains a favorite and a film everyone should see.
Accompanying it is Powell's final film--'Age of Consent', which I had never before seen. It features a fine, measured performance by James Mason--and a first-time showing by Helen Mirren.
Viewing these and Powell's other films show just how good this man was. I find it amazing that one film--'Peeping Tom', derailed his career so completely.
In any case, this is a great DVD with two amazing films--and when you see them, you will seek out his other works.
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12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Age of Consent, December 25, 2008
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Age of Consent is long overdue and a delightful film to see. As with some films of that vintage set in Australia, it has an English director and stars, but the native joy of the novel by Norman Lindsay (the painter in Sirens) shines through. James Mason plays the painter who spends a season on a remote Queensland island, and finds a youngish (and solidly built) Helen Mirren to paint. Most of the film is fluff, except for a nasty turn by Mirren's mother, but Powell's light touch is perfect and you get to spend time in an astonishingly beautiful corner of Oz. Actually, watching this film feels like taking a holiday. Recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's about time., March 11, 2009
I have waited way to long for this film(Stairway to Heaven).
A lot of my collection is about films memories from my childhood.This is a major player.The images from this film have stayed with me since the first time I saw it on TV. This is one of the most beautiful films ever made.
The age of consent is an odd film to match up with this, but I have never seen it and enjoyed it.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Dull pair
The Age of Consent is something of a nudie flick, pointless, and dull. Mirren looks better with her clothes on. Read more
Published 10 days ago by C.A. Arthur

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally available on DVD region 1 - A Matter of Life and Death
Some years ago I managed to get a VHS NTSC version. However, finally "A Matter of Life and Death" is available on DVD, Region 1, albeit as a double feature 2-DVD set... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Allen D. Reinecke

5.0 out of 5 stars SEEMS LIKE A COEN BROTHERS PT ANDERSON ''JOINT VENTURE''
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN .I BET THE COEN BROTHERS AND P.T.ANDERSON HAVE SEEN THIS MOVIE..,MORE THAN ONCE.:AT 58 I DONT KNOW HOW I MISSED THIS ONE.. Read more
Published 2 months ago by MR BOBBER

4.0 out of 5 stars "A Matter of Life and Death"
I think the original title, 'A Matter of Life and Death', is far more explicit than the North American, 'Stairway to Heaven'. Read more
Published 3 months ago by David Chesterton

5.0 out of 5 stars So Very Over Looked!
In this review I am commenting on The Stairway To Heaven.

Such an excellent movie! The storyline is wonderful, the acting is good, the photography excellent, and for... Read more
Published 4 months ago by John Keller

5.0 out of 5 stars Smokin' hot young Helen Mirren/Stairway to Technicolor Heaven
Just happened to tune into TCM this afternoon and found "A Matter of Life and Death" and tore myself away with great difficulty because of pressing business... Read more
Published 5 months ago by K. Browd

3.0 out of 5 stars "Age of Consent" review
there isn't much plot in the film; however, the performances of Helen Mirren & James Mason compensate for that. Read more
Published 5 months ago by James C. Ward

5.0 out of 5 stars Another thumbs-up for this transfer
Just wanted to add my endorsement for an extremely good presentation of A Matter of Life and Death. It seems many people have been waiting for a good Region 1 transfer of this... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars AMOLAD is a brilliant transfer
I would echo a previous comment: I have the region 2 version of A Matter of Life and Death and this new version is leaps and bounds above that. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sony gets the 2 thumbs up.
Sony should be given high praise for finally releasing A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. This has been way overdue for release in the USA. Read more
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