2023
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37th Il Cinema Ritrovato
IL CINEMA RITROVATO
From June 24th to July 2nd, Cineteca di Bologna hosts the 37th edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato film festival, 9 days of screenings and meetings all around the city. A selection of the very best restorations realized over the year by public and private institutions will be presented both in 35mm and digital formats during the festival. Among these, several films recently restored at L’Immagine Ritrovata.
Find out the full programme Il Cinema Ritrovato
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L’Immagine Ritrovata is presenting ten new restorations at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival
L’Immagine Ritrovata is presenting ten new restorations at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival
ISHANOU
Aribam Syam Sharma
1990, 1h30, India
05/19 - 11h00 - BUNUEL
Restored by the Film Heritage Foundation at L'Immagine Ritrovata laboratory and Prasad Corporation Put. Ltd.'s Post - Studios, Chennai, in association with Producer and Director, Aribam Sam Sharma and Manipur State Film Development Society.
Funding provided by the Film Heritage Foundation with the generous support of Dr. Richard Meyer and Susan Harmon.
Ishanou has been restored using the best surviving items: the original 16mm negative held at the National Film Archive of India and two 35mm copies held by Aribam Syam Sharma.
The sound was digitized from the 35mm acetate print and the color grading was supervised by Aribam Syam Sharma.
IL FERROVIERE
Pierre Germi
1956, 1h58, Italy
20/05 - 14h15 - BUNUEL
The restoration was carried out by the Cineteca di Bologna Foundation in collaboration with Surf Film, from the original image and sound negatives.
The restoration was carried out at L'immagine Ritrovata in 2021.
CLASSE TOUS RISQUES
Claude Sautet
1960, 1h50, France
20/05 - 19h30 - BUNUEL
TF1 STUDIO presents a restoration in 4K HDR Dolby Vision from the French image negative and sound negative.
With the support of the CNC, Coin de Mire and OCS.
Photochemical and digital work carried out by the Éclair Classics laboratory, between Paris and Bologna, in 2023.
CES MESSIEURS DE LA SANTE
Pierre Colombier
1934, 1h55, France
23/05 - 16h30 - BUNUEL
The 4K restoration was made from the original nitrate image negative and nitrate optical sound negative.
The latter had damaged parts which were filled in with a combined dupe positive of first generation and a positive nitrate print. However, some visual and sound defects persist.
RETURN TO REASON
Man Ray
1923-1929, 1h10, USA
23/05 - 19h15 - VARDA
Retour à la raison, Man Ray, 1923:
4K restoration made by the Womanray Foundation with the support of the Cinémathèque Française at L'Image Retrouvée/L'Immagine Ritrovata in 2023.
The main element used was a nitrate mute positive owned by the Cinémathèque Française
L'étoile de mer, Man Ray, 1928:
4K restoration made by the Womanray Foundation with the support of the Cinémathèque Française at L'Image Retrouvée/L'Immagine Ritrovata in 2023.
The main element used was a nitrate mute positive belonging to the Cinémathèque Française.
Emak Bakia, Man Ray, 1926:
4K restoration carried out at L'Image Retrouvée/L'Immagine Ritrovata in 2023.
The main element used was a nitrate mute positive belonging to the Library of Congress.
Les Mystères du Chateau de Dé, Man Ray, 1929:
2K scan done at Image Retrouvée/L'Immagine Ritrovata in 2023.
The main element used was a 3rd generation mute positive belonging to the Centre Pompidou.
The 4 films form a single work Return to Reason, whose music was produced and recorded by "Sqürl":
Guitar, synthesizer, loops: Jim Jarmusch
Synthesizer, percussion, loops: Carter Logan
MISSISSIPPI BLUES
Robert Parrish & Bertrand Tavernier
1983, 1h36, USA/France
05/23 - 21h00 - BUNUEL
The original 35mm negative, kept by Orange Studio, was scanned in 4K on ARRISCAN.
The digital restoration of the image is in 4K and the calibration was validated in the presence of Ariane Boeglin-Levent and Jean Achache.
The film has been restored in 4K by the L'Image Retrouvée laboratory in Paris.
ALBERTO EXPRESS
Arthur Joffe
1990, 1h32, Canada/France
27/05 - 21h30 - PLAGE
This film was restored in 4K by JETLAG FILMS with the support of the CNC.
Technical means belonging to Eclair Classics.
