Picture Quality


The version I downloaded has really murky and dim picture quality, is this just how the film looks or have I got a bad print of it? And are recent restorations of this tinted, because mine is black and white

reply

The film wasn't tinted, no. There are some old transfers around that do look pretty murky -- after all, the film is nigh on 90 years old! -- but there's a new transfer done by the Filmoteca EspaƱola from the original nitrate negatives, and it looks fantastic by comparison. Definitely worth hunting around for a newer source.


You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

reply