Inside the Archive: The Riviera Revels

Bryony Dixon, curator of silent film at the BFI national archive, explores the origins of a series of comic travelogues, and Michael Powell's involvement in making them.

It was the height of the 1920s Riviera scene and looking to teach himself directing and foster connections in London, artist-turned-filmmaker Harry Lachman teamed up with Hollywood director Rex Ingram and a young Michael Powell, to make a series of comic travelogues. Bryony Dixon, curator of silent film at the BFI national archive, explores the origins of these entertaining short films and Powell’s involvement in making them.