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UK and USA reissues in 2006

posted 18 years ago by TrevorAclea
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The film opens for a limited run at the National Film Theatre in London on 17th March 2006, and in New York on 28th April. Definitely one to make a note of in your diaries.

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[–] geode 18 years ago

The film opens for a limited run at the National Film Theatre in London on 17th March 2006, and in New York on 28th April. Definitely one to make a note of in your diaries.

I just saw a restored print today at the Bagkok International Film Festival with Pierre Lhomme, the cinematographer, telling about shooting it...and then taking part in restoring it with a fellow from Eclair. It is now a very clean print, with the color scaled as close as possible to the original.

Oh Lord, you gave them eyes but they cannot see...

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[–] geode 18 years ago

Definitely one to see in cinemas. The new print is excellent. Melville and Pierre Lhomme used a very subdued colour palate of mainly greys and dark greens and blues that is very effective: occupied France seems drained of colour and any sense of festivity, as is fitting, of course.

Pierre Lhomme claims that Melville was responsible for the de-saturated and drab appearance of the color in the film, and that many people remember it as being in B&W as a result. He carefully preserved the director's wishes when working on the restoration.

Oh Lord, you gave them eyes but they cannot see...