I Know Where I’m Going!
I Know Where I’m Going!
Saturday 25th November, 2023
Dir: Powell & Pressburger
UK 1945
91 mins
Cert: PG
The film will be shown with audio description available and closed captions.
Midlands Arts Centre offers complimentary tickets to companions and carers assisting customers for cinema screenings. Call the MAC box office on 0121 446 3232 to book tickets.
With this offbeat metaphysical romance, Michael Powell shows his wonderful knack for capturing landscape - see also Gone to Earth. The title statement (and song) comes from our headstrong heroine Joan (Wendy Hiller), determined to marry a wealthy industrialist until an encounter with the outer Hebrides and naval officer Roger Livesey turns everything upside down. Rich in mythology and symbolism, *I Know Where I’m Going! *is a counterpoint to the propaganda and stodgy realism of much wartime British cinema. It can be seen here in full effect thanks to a beautiful new 4K restoration from the BFI.
This evening will include a short film about the filming of Gone to Earth in the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock, produced by Brian Harley and Flatpack as part of our Powell & Pressburger season.
