:23:00
Today we wouldn't even consider it.
:23:02
You can electronically send images
to the top of Everest probably today.
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My assistants in the editing room
and I always joke about
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the message that Michael Powell
received from the studio in London
:23:12
after the dailies had been...
the first dailies had been developed:
:23:17
"Picture invisible, sound inaudible.
Is this intentional?"
:23:22
(Laughs) And we just love that
because it just captures
:23:26
the absolutely terrifying feeling
it must've been to get that message.
:23:31
Michael always told that story
with great humour
:23:34
because he saw the humour in it,
as always.
:23:39
This film, for Michael Powell,
was as if it was his first-born.
:23:45
He had a passionate love for it
which he never lost
:23:48
until the end of his days.
:23:50
In fact, he was so moved, about
60 years after this film was made,
:23:55
maybe 55, when he showed it
at the Santa Fe film festival
:24:00
and got a standing ovation,
it meant so much to him,
:24:03
partly because he'd been disappointed
in how the film was first received.
:24:07
He stayed in touch
with the islanders.
:24:09
He fell in love with
all the islanders, of course,
:24:12
and he stayed in touch with them
for the rest of his life.
:24:15
They exchanged letters,
Christmas cards, phone calls
:24:19
and he made sure that the film
was shown to the islanders
:24:23
who had participated in it.
:24:25
(Dialogue)
Have you chosen your route yet?
:24:27
Aye. Up the east side, then straight
along, up by the channel.
:24:30
The old way we went egg hunting.
Remember there's no rope this time.
:24:33
I'm no likely to forget.
:24:34
I'm for the south face,
then over the Devil's Elbow.
:24:37
- Longer, but I'll make better time.
- You'll have to.
:24:41
- It's a grand treat for the folk.
- Are you ready?
:24:46
When you get to the burn...
:24:48
(Christie) The challenge
in this sequence is to convey
:24:52
more than just a race or a climb.
It has to be something elemental.
:24:56
It's very interesting how important
the elements are in it.