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Fred Holywell
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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#601 Post by Fred Holywell » Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:10 pm

Rupert Pupkin wrote:
Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:48 pm
another movie with Claudia Cardinale : "La Viaccia" (1961) aka "Le Mauvais Chemin" which I have "found" as a WEB 1080 HD release (not an HDTV broadcast) (under the English title (The Lovemakers).
Is this movie planned or announced for a blu-ray release ? There is nothing about it in France - it has been released on DVD.
Perhaps KINO ? but I see nothing in blu-ray.com news. (and contrary to the V.Zurlini movie, I did not see some documents about a restoration of this movie)
Just discovered this and am really surprised it's shown up online, seemingly out of nowhere. It's the Hiventy 4K restoration that was released to European theaters in November 2019 by Théâtre du Temple. No idea if a BD release is planned, but certainly hope so. At nearly 107 minutes it's about 4 minutes longer than any version I know of. (The Italian cut runs approx 100 minutes and the French one is approx 103.) Haven't watched much yet so no idea what may have been restored scene-wise, but the image and sound quality certainly are an improvement on what I've encountered before.

EDIT: I should say, "Just discovered this, too," as I'm assuming we found it at the same source. Hope it gets an official release (with English subs) soon.
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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#602 Post by Rupert Pupkin » Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:20 pm

Fred Holywell wrote:
Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:10 pm
Rupert Pupkin wrote:
Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:48 pm
another movie with Claudia Cardinale : "La Viaccia" (1961) aka "Le Mauvais Chemin" which I have "found" as a WEB 1080 HD release (not an HDTV broadcast) (under the English title (The Lovemakers).
Is this movie planned or announced for a blu-ray release ? There is nothing about it in France - it has been released on DVD.
Perhaps KINO ? but I see nothing in blu-ray.com news. (and contrary to the V.Zurlini movie, I did not see some documents about a restoration of this movie)
Just discovered this and am really surprised it's shown up online, seemingly out of nowhere. It's the Hiventy 4K restoration that was released to European theaters in November 2019 by Théâtre du Temple. No idea if a BD release is planned, but certainly hope so. At nearly 107 minutes it's about 4 minutes longer than any version I know of. (The Italian cut runs approx 100 minutes and the French one is approx 103.) Haven't watched much yet so no idea what may have been restored scene-wise, but the image and sound quality certainly are an improvement on what I've encountered before.
The version I "found" is a WEB 1080 HD release which opens with some details about the restoration and it's indeed the Hiventy 4x restoration (Italian restoration - a co-work with a French studio i fI remember well).

Stefan Andersson
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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#603 Post by Stefan Andersson » Fri Jul 16, 2021 1:13 pm

Scott MacQueen on restoring Doctor X:
https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/blogs/archi ... or-feature

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L.A.
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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#604 Post by L.A. » Sat Jul 17, 2021 4:26 am

Film Heritage Foundation is delighted to announce that we have partnered with Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation and Cineteca di Bologna to restore the legendary Indian filmmaker G. Aravindan’s classic “Kummatty” (1979), which will be premiered at the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna later this month. It was a challenging restoration as none of the original camera negatives of his films survive. Thank you to the National Film Archive of India for preserving the prints of the film that were the source elements for the restoration. It was FHF’s dream to restore this film and give it a new life.

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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#605 Post by L.A. » Sat Jul 17, 2021 8:47 am

L.A. wrote:
Sat Jul 17, 2021 4:26 am
Film Heritage Foundation is delighted to announce that we have partnered with Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation and Cineteca di Bologna to restore the legendary Indian filmmaker G. Aravindan’s classic “Kummatty” (1979), which will be premiered at the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna later this month. It was a challenging restoration as none of the original camera negatives of his films survive. Thank you to the National Film Archive of India for preserving the prints of the film that were the source elements for the restoration. It was FHF’s dream to restore this film and give it a new life.
Scroll.in has an article about the restoration.

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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#606 Post by andyli » Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:06 am

Full program out for Il Cinema Ritrovato XXXV. Notable new 4K restorations include The 400 Blows, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, F for Fake, Jealousy, Italian Style, and more.


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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#608 Post by Stefan Andersson » Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:12 pm

In August, 2021, MoMA is showing a new restoration of "Nothing Sacred".

Relevant quote:

"This new MoMA restoration is based on the original Technicolor separations in the Museum’s collection, and is the first to reflect the experimental color design of the film’s first 1937 release. Backing away from the harsh tones of early two-color Technicolor, cinematographer W. Howard Greene uses Technicolor’s new three-strip process to create softer, paler color washes, an intriguing effect that later reissues obscured by pumping up the hues to the standard Technicolor intensity."

Source: https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5335

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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#609 Post by Stefan Andersson » Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:43 pm

"Criss Cross" (Siodmak, 1948) restored in 4K:
https://cinemareborn.org.au/Closing-Night-Criss-Cross

"Sons of Matthew" (Chauvel, 1949), restored in 2K:
https://www.classiccinemas.com.au/movie ... tthew-1949
https://cinemareborn.org.au/Sons-of-Matthew

"Aimless Bullet" (Korea, 1961), restored in 2K:
https://cinemareborn.org.au/Aimless-Bullet
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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#610 Post by Stefan Andersson » Thu Aug 05, 2021 7:21 am

John Ford´s "The Brat" and "Pilgrimate" at MoMA; recent restorations, to judge from online info:
https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5351
https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/7214
https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/7216

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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#611 Post by Calvin » Sat Aug 07, 2021 3:51 pm

Le mepris, the Antoine Doinel films, Franju's La tête contre les murs, and Leos Carax's Boy Meets Girl, Mauvais Sang, and Lovers on the Bridge feature in the most recent round of CNC funding
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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#612 Post by tenia » Sat Aug 07, 2021 4:20 pm


Stefan Andersson wrote:"Criss Cross" (Siodmak, 1948) restored in 4K:
https://cinemareborn.org.au/Closing-Night-Criss-Cross
This isn't new, the 4k restoration has been released on BD in 2019 by Shout in the US and 2020 by Eureka in the UK.

This one aside, thanks Stefan for your tremendous gathering here of all these info !
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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#613 Post by andyli » Sat Aug 07, 2021 9:04 pm

Calvin wrote:Le mepris, the Antoine Doinel films, Franju's La tête contre les murs, and Leos Carax's Boy Meets Girl, Mauvais Sang, and Lovers on the Bridge feature in the most recent round of CNC funding
Didn't The 400 Blows just have its 4K restoration premiered at Il Cinema Ritrovato?

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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#614 Post by Stefan Andersson » Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:16 pm

tenia wrote:
Sat Aug 07, 2021 4:20 pm
Stefan Andersson wrote:"Criss Cross" (Siodmak, 1948) restored in 4K:
https://cinemareborn.org.au/Closing-Night-Criss-Cross
This isn't new, the 4k restoration has been released on BD in 2019 by Shout in the US and 2020 by Eureka in the UK.
Hello Tenia, thank you very much for reminding me of this!

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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#615 Post by Calvin » Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:26 pm

andyli wrote:
Calvin wrote:Le mepris, the Antoine Doinel films, Franju's La tête contre les murs, and Leos Carax's Boy Meets Girl, Mauvais Sang, and Lovers on the Bridge feature in the most recent round of CNC funding
Didn't The 400 Blows just have its 4K restoration premiered at Il Cinema Ritrovato?
Looks like it! I think occasionally the CNC funds retrospectively, presumably depending on when the applicant gets their paperwork etc.

I have to suspect that Criterion will be upgrading their Doinel set within the next year, but hopefully an intrepid label in France or the UK gets them out on 4K UHD

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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#616 Post by tenia » Sun Aug 08, 2021 1:46 pm

The CNC grants can indeed be given afterwards, hence why it can be difficult to read these lists and know if the restorations are going to happen or if they have already.

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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#617 Post by Stefan Andersson » Mon Aug 09, 2021 1:08 pm


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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#618 Post by Stefan Andersson » Tue Aug 10, 2021 6:31 am

Venice Classics 2021:


SEDOTTA E ABBANDONATA (SEDUCED AND ABANDONED)
by Pietro GERMI
with Stefania Sandrelli, Saro Urzì, Aldo Puglisi, Lando Buzzanca, Leopoldo Trieste, Rocco D’Assunta, Lola Braccini, Umberto Spadaro
Italy /France, 1964, 118’
Restored by the Cineteca di Bologna, in collaboration with Cristaldifilm and with the support of MIC

MUHOMATSU NO ISSHO (THE RICKSHAW MAN)
by Hiroshi INAGAKI
with Tsumasaburo Bando, Yasushi Nagata, Keiko Sonoi, Kamon Kawamura, Hiroyuki Nagato, Ryunosuke Tsukigata, Kyoji Sugi
Japan, 1943, 80’
Restored by the Kadokawa Corporation and The Film Foundation, in collaboration with the Kyoto Film Arch


LE CERCLE ROUGE (THE RED CIRCLE)
by Jean-Pierre MELVILLE
with Alain Delon, Gian Maria Volonté, Yves Montand, Bourvil, Paul Crauchet, Paul Amiot, Pierre Collet, François Périer
France, 1970, 140’
Restored by StudioCanal and CNC – Centre national du cinema et de l’image animée

GOODFELLAS
by Martin SCORSESE
with Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr, Catherine Scorsese, Charles Scorsese
USA, 1990, 146’
Restored by Warner Bros. Entertainment

CRONACA DI UN AMORE (STORY OF A LOVE AFFAIR)
by Michelangelo ANTONIONI
with Lucia Bosè, Massimo Girotti, Ferdinando Sarmi, Gino Rossi, Marika Rowsky, Rosi Mirafiore, Franco Fabrizi, Vittoria Mondello
Italy, 1950, 98’
Restored by Cineteca di Bologna, in collaboration with Surf Film

DEN MUSO (THE YOUNG GIRL)
by Souleymane CISSÉ
with Dounamba Dany Coulibaly, Balla Moussa Keita, Ismaila Sarr, Fanta Diabate, Mamoutou Sanogo, Oumou Diarra, Mamadou Tarawele
Mali, 1975, 88’
Restored by Souleymane Cissé and Cinémathèque française, in collaboration with Cinémathèque Afrique and Institut français

UTÓSZEZON (LATE SEASON)
by Zoltán FÁBRI
with Antal Pager, Janos Rajz, Sandor Kőmives, Samu Balazs, Jozsef Szendrő, Noemi Apor, Lajos Basti, Janos Zach
Hungary, 1966, 120’
Restored by Nemzeti Filmintezet Magyarorszag (Hungarian National Film Archive), in collaboration with Magyar Operatorok Tarsasaga HSC, with the support of the Magyar Műveszeti Akademia

YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE
by Fritz LANG
with Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, Barton MacLane, Jean Dixon, William Gargan, Jerome Cowan, Charles ‘Chic’ Sale, Margaret Hamilton, Warren Hymer
USA, 1937, 86’
Restored by StudioCanal

SERPICO
by Sidney LUMET
with Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire, Barbara Eda-Young, Cornelia Sharpe, Tony Roberts, John Medici, Allan Rich, Norman Ornellas
USA, 1973, 130’
Restored by StudioCanal

NEOKONCHENNAYA PYESA DLYA MEKHANICHESKOGO (AN UNFINISHED PIECE FOR MECHANICAL PIANO)
by Nikita MIKHALKOV
with Aleksandr Kalyagin, Elena Solovey, Yevgeniya Glushenko, Antonina Shuranova, Yuri Bogatyryov
Soviet Union, 1976, 102’
Restored by Mosfilm Cinema Concern

LA ÚLTIMA CENA
by Tomás GUTIÉRREZ ALEA
with Nelson Villagra, Silvano Rey, Luis Alberto Garcia, Jose Antonio Rodriguez, Samuel Claxton, Mario Balmaseda, Idelfonso Tamayo, Julio Hernandez
Cuba, 1976, 113’
Restored by ICAIC and Academy Film Archive, in collaboration with Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique

CLAUDINE
by John BERRY
with James Earl Jones, Diahann Carroll, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Tamu, David Kruger, Yvette Curtis, Eric Jones
USA, 1974, 88’
Restored by Century-Fox Film Corp

FUKUSHÛ SURU WA WARE NI ARI (SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE)
by Shôhei IMAMURA
with Ken Ogata, Rentaro Mikuni, Chocho Miyako, Mitsuko Baisho, Mayumi Ogawa
Japan, 1979, 140’
Restored by Shochiku

Source: https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/clas ... -20-august

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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#619 Post by yoshimori » Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:13 pm

I want to see Imamura's Sympathy for Mr Vengeance!

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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#620 Post by Stefan Andersson » Wed Aug 18, 2021 12:16 pm

Revivals strand for the 2021 New York Film Festival announced:
https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2021/guide/
Includes Bluebeard´s Castle (Powell, 1966), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Adoption (Meszaros), The Round-Up (Jancso), Rude Boy, Hester Street, Sambizanga (Maldoror, 1975), Ratcatcher. Kummatty, Songs for Drella (1990) with Lou Reed and John Cale and more.

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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#621 Post by L.A. » Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:55 am


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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#622 Post by Stefan Andersson » Sun Aug 22, 2021 2:52 pm

On preserving, restoring and showing Indian films:
https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/the-reb ... e-internet

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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#623 Post by L.A. » Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:35 am

#ASeasonofClassicFilms continues with restored film Ung flukt (Edith Carlmar 1959), a teen rebellion drama with Liv Ullmann in her debut role.

The film will be available to watch online for free from 26/08 - 2/09, with English subtitles. If you are in Oslo, do not miss the opportunity to visit Cinemateket i Oslo and grab one of the free seats in the special screening on 25/08 at 18:00 introduced by Curator Hege Jaer.

The film's digital restoration was carried out by the National Library of Norway in 2018 and has drawn attention internationally to the work of Edith Carlmar, the number one female director in Norwegian post-war cinema. Carlmar was not only Norway’s first female director, but she made what is considered to be the country’s first film noir (Death Is a Caress). She directed ten films in ten years and Ung flukt is her last feature film.

A Season of Classic Films is an initiative of the Association des Cinémathèques Européennes (ACE) with the support of Creative Europe to raise awareness of the work of national and regional film archives, connecting the public with cinema history and the preservation of film heritage. Twenty-two European film institutions are taking part this year offering free access to films from their precious collections. This screening is organised by Cinemateket / The Norwegian Film Institute Cinemateket i Oslo.

✨ Programme details and access link: https://ace-film.eu/a-season-of-classic ... ward-girl/

Full programme & ℹ️ about the free screenings across Europe
🎬 https://ace-film.eu/projects/season-of-classics/

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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#624 Post by Stefan Andersson » Fri Aug 27, 2021 12:03 pm

An interview, in French, with film restorers at the Hiventy lab:
https://www.dvdclassik.com/article/renc ... re-hiventy
Topics:
-in-depth discussion of Basic Instinct
-upcoming restos of The Rules of the Game, Pagnol´s Jofroi and Manon des Sources

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Re: Recent Film Restorations

#625 Post by Stefan Andersson » Fri Aug 27, 2021 12:14 pm

Six restored films directed by Kinuyo Tanaka showing at the 2021 Lumière film festival in France:
http://r.newsletter.institut-lumiere.or ... Q_8yA2N4C7
Screenings in partnership with Carlotta Films, France (possible home video release?)

Also showing:
Casanova (Volkoff, 1927) in a 2016 8K resto:
http://r.newsletter.institut-lumiere.or ... gdXjm_IlwU

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