
‘A Matter of Life and Death’, in celebration of the birth of Emeric Pressburger
If we ever required proof positive that immigrants and refugees bring creative and cultural diversity to our shores, we need look no further than Emeric Pressburger. Escaping the Nazis in the 1930s, he moved to Paris before settling in London. Here, fellow Hungarian and movie mogul, Alexander Korda, puts him to work with director Michael Powell, script editing ‘The Spy in Black’ (1939). Powell and Pressburger … Continue reading ‘A Matter of Life and Death’, in celebration of the birth of Emeric Pressburger