Thursday, July 02, 2015

[Armenia, Cradle of Humanity] (2015 digital restoration / Bologna)

1919-1923. 70 m. 4 min. B&w. Silent. From: Library of Congress. Digitally restored in 2015 by Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory from a nitrate positive print from Library of Congress
    Viewed at Cinema Lumiere - Sala Officinema/Mastroianni (Il Cinema Ritrovato, Bologna) (Armenia. Genocide and After), introduced by Mariann Lewinsky, Neil Brand at the grand piano, 2 July 2015

AA: Stark Armenian imagery, boats full of refugees, faces in pain, desolate views. From a tinted source.

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