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2023

• Il Cinema Ritrovato

  

  From June 24^th to July 2^nd, Cineteca di Bologna hosts the 37^th 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

• L'Immagine Ritrovata at the 76° Festival de Cannes

  

  L’Immagine Ritrovata is delighted to participate to the 76^th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, taking  place from May 16^th to 27^th 2023, presenting nine new restorations:

   

  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.
  
  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.

   

  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.

   

  RETURN TO REASON
  Man Ray
  1923-1929, 1h10, USA
  23/05 - 19h15 - VARDA

   

  Produced by Womanray (Marieke Tricoire) and Cinenovo (Julie Viez). Films directed by Man Ray. Music composed and performed by Sqürl (Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan).

  In 1923, Man Ray improvises his first film. This movie, boldly surrealist, is called Le Retour à la raison. Subsequently, he renews the experience with Emak Bakia in 1926, L‘Étoile de mer in 1928 and Les Mystères du château de Dé in 1929.

  In 2023, Jim Jarmush and Carter Logan, the founding members of the group Sqürl, compose a soundtrack to the four films as if they were forming one unique piece. Return To Reason celebrates the 100th anniversary of Man Ray’s cinematic Œuvre, restored for the first time in 4K.

   

  L'ÉTÉ EN PENTE DOUCE
  Gérard Krawczyk
  1987, 1h42, France
  23/05 - 21h30 - PLAGE 

  
  

  WAY OF THE DRAGON
  Bruce Lee
  1972, 1h40, USA/Hong Kong
  26/05 - 21h30 - PLAGE

   

   

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• L'Immagine Ritrovata at the 10th edition of Toute La Mémoire du Monde Film Festival

  

  L’Immagine Ritrovata is delighted to take part to the 10^th edition of Toute la mémoire du monde in Paris from March 8^th to 12^th 2023, presenting eight restored titles:

   

  Thursday 9th

   LE DIABLE PROBABLEMENT 
   DANSE MACABRE 
    
  Saturday 11th

   THAIS 
   MANOLESCU 
    
  Sunday 12th

   MAUVAIS SANG
   CHRONIQUE DES ANNÉES DE BRAISE 
   BOY MEETS GIRL
   LE NABAB 

   

   

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