I Know Where I'm Going details
| Format: | U DVD |
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| Starring: | Wendy Hiller, Pamela Brown, Finlay Currie, Roger Livesey, John Laurie |
| Directors: | Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell |
| Genre: | Romance - Drama |
| Studio: | 2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO |
| Name | Discs | |
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I Know Where I'm Going |
U Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 31 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 07 Jul 2003 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Undervalued gem from Powell and Pressburger
By Philip Concannon from London , 21 May 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
The films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger are without equal in British Cinema. 'I know where I'm going' was their fourth collaboration and still stands as a charming and beautifully understated romantic comedy.
Joan Webster(Wendy Hiller) is the headstrong woman who is making her way to a Scottish island to marry a rich businessman. Joan's plans are disrupted by a storm which prevents her from crossing to the island and leaves her stranded in a small village. Also stuck there is a returning naval officer, Torquil MacNeil(Roger Livesey). It's soon made clear that Joan's main motivation for marriage is financial and she has no real love for her future husband. Could the down-to-earth Torquil win her heart before the storm clears?
While the answer to that particular question is never really in doubt, Powell and Pressburger have enormous fun along the way. The dizzying opening montage sets the tone and visually too, the film is a treat. The script carefully balances the lead's budding romance with moments of deft humour and nods to local customs.
Powell and Pressburger's later technicolour films may be more celebrated, but 'I know where I'm going' is comfortable in the company of those classics. A minor masterpiece perhaps, but a masterpiece nonetheless.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(25)GOOD ARCHIVAL FILM
By TEMESIDER (32 reviews) from Ludlow , 12 Feb 2012Well, of course it IS dated. With all the best efforts to give the atmosphere of bleak storm swept Hebridean isles, Roger Livesay still manages to find a studio microphone ..... And yet somehow the film holds attention. Some impressive Gaelic harmony singing & great pipers. A pleasing film, but main interest is historical.- Was this review helpful to you?
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I know where I'm Going
By elmbury (2 reviews) from Warwick , 27 Feb 2011I didn't mean to watch this but it held me from the start. The characters are admttedly, in some cases stereotypes, but the storyline holds it together. It is beautifully shot and well acted. I think those who wern't impressed must not have entered into the theatrical spirit or have no romance in their soul if they didnt enjoy this!- Was this review helpful to you?
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I know where I'm going
By aylien (4 reviews) from Alston , 09 Nov 2010[Highly rated reviewer]
Despite good reviews about this 'lost gem' I found it nothing more than an average film for it's period both in structure and content. Hebridean life seemed an amusing parody and the main character was little more than the spoilt rich girl willing to put others life at risk to get what she wanted. The one redeeming feature is that it is short.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A heady blend
By a customer from Brighton , 29 Oct 2010IKWIG is one of those films that I've long wanted to see and have finally managed to catch it. It was worth the wait. It's a heady blend of romance, comedy and mystery, beautifully shot and acted.
What I liked most was the way that the Scottish characters aren't just comic locals but people whose way of life is treated respectfully. Neither of the leads is conventionally good-looking but that adds to the power of the film.
The character of Catriona is a fascinating one - I'd love to have known her story - it's a very modern portrayal of a a woman for 1945,but then, in many ways, it's a very modern film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Poetry in film
By Zamy (552 reviews) from London , 28 Oct 2010Can film be a poetic medium? I think it can and American director John Ford with his films set in the mythic west comes immediately to mind. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger are probably the closest the British film industry has come to John Ford and this film is arguably their finest example of poetic filmmaking. Not everyone will warm to the presentation of the Scottish Highlands and its characters recreated here but if you leave realism to one side and look at the poetry of the film then it all makes complete sense as a masterwork of cinema. It does not matter that most of the action takes place on the sound stages at Denham Studios, nor that Robert Livesey never set foot in Scotland because of commitments on the West End stage. The film is so technically proficient with luminous black and white photography; the script so lucid and the acting so warm and involving that there need be no trouble in suspending any disbelief. If you only like your films realistic you may find this a difficult watch. On the other hand, if you can open your eyes and ears to cinema as creative art my bet is that you will find this film rich and rewarding. Highly recommended to all lovers of world (poetic) cinema.- Was this review helpful to you?
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