Recent Film Restorations

[ford]

The latest batch of films to receive CNC funding for restoration has been revealed. They include Melville's Army of Shadows (so we can perhaps expect a 4K UHD upgrade in 2024)

Well that's...extremely fucking exciting.

[L.A.]

I've seen people say that the mystery big budget sleaze epic title is Caligula.

I was wondering what happened with E. Elias Merhige’s reconstruction/restoration of it

Caligula MMXX coming in 2023

[yoloswegmaster]

Toei has restored the original Kamen Rider series and will be releasing them on 4K UHD in 4 seperate boxes (for a grand total of $1200!)

[yoloswegmaster]

Another Japanese restoration has been announced, as Toho have restored Ishiro Honda's 'The Mysterians'.

[Stefan Andersson]

Topkapi restored, with Christopher Nolan actively involved:
https://www.film-foundation.org/topkapi-hfpa

[afilmcionado]

HKIFF47 announces 4 Chinese-language restorations:

- Nomad (1982) Director’s Cut
- A City of Sadness
- Dust of Angels
- A Confucian Confusion

City of Sadness and Confucian Confusion are old news, but glad to see the former making its overseas debut at least.

[Stefan Andersson]

List of restored Polish films, updated Feb. 26, 2023:
http://rekonstrukcje.eu/index.html

[Fred Holywell]

"CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent Ben Tracy talks with Martin Scorsese, and with film archivists, about the ongoing fight to restore and preserve a fragile and endangered art form.

Film restoration: Saving our cinema heritage

Includes some scenes from the new restoration of East of Eden (1955), debuting at the TCM Film Festival in April.

More here: Martin Scorsese on the importance of film restoration

[Stefan Andersson]

Some restorations showing at this year´s Cinema Reborn:
Ieoh Island (Kim Ki-young, 1977) - https://www.ritzcinemas.com.au/movies/ieoh-island-1977
Ich bei tag und du bei nacht (Ludwig Berger, 1932) - https://www.ritzcinemas.com.au/movies/i ... night-1932
Ruggles of Red Gap, 4K - https://www.ritzcinemas.com.au/movies/r ... d-gap-1935
Die reise nach Lyon (Claudia Alemann, 1981) - https://www.ritzcinemas.com.au/movies/blind-spot-1981

[therewillbeblus]

Ich bei tag und du bei nacht (Ludwig Berger, 1932) - https://www.ritzcinemas.com.au/movies/i ... night-1932
Ruggles of Red Gap, 4K - https://www.ritzcinemas.com.au/movies/r ... d-gap-1935

Wow, such great news on these two!

[andyli]

There is also a 4K restoration of Sunrise, which comes as a surprise given the existing material. Also, the 4k restoration of Mauvais sang is having its world premiere, too.

[Calvin]

Some restorations showing at this year´s Cinema Reborn:
Ieoh Island (Kim Ki-young, 1977) - https://www.ritzcinemas.com.au/movies/ieoh-island-1977

That''s already been out on Blu-Ray via the Korean Film Archive since 2018

[hearthesilence]

Ruggles is definitely a pleasant surprise, but is the OCN lost like so many other Paramount titles? I've seen it screened in 35mm a few times, and it's definitely thick and gauzy looking - it would be amazing to see something that looks like a transfer from the OCN, but I'm keeping my expectations in check.