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The Cinematography

posted 16 years ago by john-wheat
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I've watched this movie over and over again. I love it but I'm bothered by the technicolor cinematography which won the 1950 oscar in the color catagory as well as a Golden Globe. I keep wondering why the colors don't seem as bright as they were in other movies like "The Black Narcissus" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon". I'm not sure how to explain it but I wonder why it didn't look as good as those other two movies I mentioned. Does the fact that it was filmed on location have anything to do with it when the others might have been filmed on a studio?

[–] SeisCinemaSeis 15 years ago

The cinematography is without any doubt the best part of the movie. I read that MGM spent a small fortune in order to get the wildlife footage and the gorgeous landscapes of Africa.

Too bad the Picture in the DVD is so blurry and soft. Worse: since this movie is not popular enough we shouldn't expect a new restored version released in the near future.

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[–] JavierBoredom 15 years ago

The prints we watch today of Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes have been restored and digitally remastered. King Solomon's Mines has not.

[–] Prismark10 11 years ago

This film need to be remastered but even then the photography looked splendid.

Its that man again!!

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