3 May 2025 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
We like to bring you a wide range of films and this month’s movie is a British classic. There will be a short introductory talk before the film and a brief interval before the shorter second film is shown.
The Edge of the World is a 1937 British film directed by Michael Powell, loosely based on the evacuation of the Scottish archipelago of St Kilda. It was Powell's first major project. The film tells the poignant story of the depopulation of one of the isolated outer islands of Scotland as, one by one, the younger generation leaves for the greater opportunities offered by the mainland, making it harder to follow the old ways of life there. Powell gathered together a cast and crew who were willing to take part in an expedition to what was a very isolated part of the UK. They had to build their own accommodation and stay there for several months; finishing up with a film which not only tells a compelling story, but also captures the raw natural beauty of the location. (Cert U, 1h 12 minutes)
Return to the Edge of the World (1978) is a 22 minute BBC documentary In which Michael Powell and some of the surviving cast and crew return to Foula to re-visit the island where they made the film that changed their lives.