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Orellanaman @orellanaman.bsky.social

I work at National Cinematheque of Chile. Here we restore films and have endless discussions about this issue. Do the film must look better then the original? What is the original? Which artifacts must remain? Things got worse when the filmmaker is alive and usually tries to re-edit the film.

aug 31, 2025, 7:11 pm • 13 1

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social

Yes, it's such a constant balancing act, I imagine (love El Húsar de la Muerte by the way)

aug 31, 2025, 7:13 pm • 8 1 • view
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Orellanaman @orellanaman.bsky.social

El Húsar de la Muerte is a good example; its restoration was made from a 16mm copy from the 60s made from a 35mm copy from the 40s. The original, longer and coloured from 1925, is lost.

aug 31, 2025, 7:40 pm • 11 0 • view