A powerful story of love, rivalry and survival against the harsh elemental realities of island life and an ever-encroaching modernity, Michael Powell's The Edge of the World (1937) is released on Blu-ray format on 23 August by the BFI.
Produced from a new High Definition master overseen and approved by Michael Powell’s widow, award-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell, the Blu-ray contains all the numerous special features included on the previously released DVD version, plus additional scenes and the original trailer. Among the many extras is a full feature commentary by Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell and Professor Ian Christie, with extracts from Powell’s book about the making of the film read by Daniel Day-Lewis.
Shot over four arduous months in the wild, windswept Shetland Islands, The Edge of the World was legendary British director Michael Powell's first independent production and established the daring techniques and experimentation that would become familiar hallmarks of his career.
