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World Service,20 Nov 2023,40 mins

Behind the lens: How two icons of film-making fell in love

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Thelma Schoonmaker was stunned when she first met Michael Powell. He was a long-forgotten British film director living in obscurity, she was about to win her first Oscar editing Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull. But the meeting sparked a love story worthy of its own movie. Presenter: Emily Webb Producer: Maryam Maruf Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 Correction: In this interview it is stated that Thelma Schoonmaker collaborated with Martin Scorsese on Taxi Driver but her official collaboration with him began a few years after the film’s release when they were both working on Raging Bull. (Photo: Thelma Schoonmaker with Michael Powell. Credit: Courtesy of Thelma Schoonmaker)

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