Critic Reviews
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Mike Edwards, What Culture
In this, his first independent feature film, Powell sets the tone for the rest of his career as he packs the narrative with innovations.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
... a must-see for Powell enthusiasts; the visuals are indescribably forceful.
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James Plath, Movie Metropolis
this one pays homage to the tenacity of the human spirit, with the focus falling on the ageless struggle of men and women to live in an almost unlivable frontier.
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Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine
Michael Powell entered the golden age of his career with The Edge of the World.
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Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine
The always respectful ethnographer in Michael Powell transforms the melodrama of his own scenario into an epic death knell for a forgotten island civilization.
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