The Making of an Englishman

Thisdocumentaryfollowsfilmmaker'KevinMacdonald'acrossEuropeinsearchofthegrandfatherheneverreallyknew,EmericPressburger,theOscarwinningscreenwriter.EmericwasbornintheHungariancityofMiskolcandwenttoschoolinTemesvar.HemovedtoBerlin,viaStuttgartwherehefoundhiscallingasawriter,writingarticlesfornewspapersandmagazinesandeventually,asascriptwriterforthemightyUFAstudios.ButthentheNazi'scametopowerandHungarianJewsweren'twelcomeinBerlin,sohetraveledtoParis.Afterstrugglingtolearnyetanothernewlanguage,EmericwrotescreenplaysandscriptsforsomeFrenchfilms.ButthentheNazi'sinvadedFranceandEmerichadtofleeoncemore,thistimetoEngland.Anotherstruggletolearnanothernewlanguagefollowed.Butthistimehefeltathomeandafriendly'AlexanderKorda'hiredhimasacontractwritertoworkwithhisnewdirector'MichaelPowell'.Therestishistory.