On episode 143 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter discuss the latest film in their Powell and Pressburger series, I Know Where I’m Going (1945).
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After their expansive wartime epic, Powell and Pressburger went to Ireland to tell a love story that is more than just about finding someone to spend the rest of your life with but more so about finding who you are before you make the biggest decision of your life. Shot on and off location, I Know Where I’m Going takes the time to dive deep in these two protagonist’s heads, examining their stations in life, the pasts or futures that haunt them, leading to being in each other’s arms in the end that feels poetic. Ryan and Jay break down their feelings on the film, how time and love have changed them, the beautiful shots found in the film, how the directors were able to convey everything on screen when some of the actors weren’t there, and how this romantic fable feels also like a ghost story at times.
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This podcast runs 2h05m. The guys will be back next week to continue their series on the films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger with a review of their next film, A Matter of Life and Death. You can rent it via iTunes and Amazon Prime rental in preparation for the next episode of Director Watch. Till then, let’s get into it.
Music: MUSICALIFE, from Pond5 (intro) and “B-3” from BoxCat Games Nameless: The Hackers RPG Soundtrack (outro).
