. Here are some restoration notes I took from looking at the individual "film cards". The focus is on restorations not yet available on blu-ray.
North by Northwest
Scanned in 13K by Warner Bros. at Motion Picture Imaging laboratory, from the original 8 perf 35mm VistaVision camera negative. Restoration work completed in 6.5K. The 70mm film print was created by filming out a new 65mm negative. Original mono audio restored at Post Production Creative Services laboratory with a new Atmos mix. Newly restored version approved by The Film Foundation.
Amadeus
restored in 4K in 2024 by Academy Film Archive and The Saul Zaentz Co. Funding provided by Teatro della Pace Films.
Lady for a Night
Restored in 4K in 2019 by Paramount Pictures in collaboration with BFI National Archive at Paramount Pictures Editorial and Deluxe Media Services laboratories from a 35mm original nitrate camera negative and a 35mm dupe negative preserved at BFI National Archive used to reassemble the opening credits. Audio restored from the original positive up and down soundtrack nitrate.
Man, Woman and Sin
Scanned in 4K by George Eastman Museum’s Film Preservation Services from a 35mm master positive print. Funding provided by David Stenn.
Tokyo Drifter
Restored in 4K in 2023 by Nikkatsu at Imagica Entertainment Media Services laboratory from the 35mm original negative.
Man Trouble
Courtesy of The Walt Disney Studios.
Restored in 2024 by UCLA Film & Television Archive at PHI Stoa Film Lab, Film Technology Company, Audio Mechanics and Simon Daniel Sound laboratories, from a 35mm nitrate workprint. Funding provided by Glenn and Eleanor Padnick and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Tobor the Great
Restored in 4K in 2023 by Paramount Pictures at Visual Data Media Services laboratory from a 35mm composite fine grain and a 35mm composite dupe negative. Audio restored from a 35mm composite fine grain with a variable area track.
The Sugarland Express
Courtesy of Park Circus. Restored in 4K in 2024 by Universal Pictures. Restoration supervised by Steven Spielberg.
The Searchers
The Searchers è stato girato in VistaVision con un rapporto d’aspetto di 1.85. Scansionato in 13K da Warner Bros. presso il laboratorio Motion Picture Imaging, a partire dal negativo camera VistaVision originale 35mm
a otto perforazioni. Il restauro è stato completato in 6.5K. La copia 70mm è stata ricavata filmando un nuovo negativo 65mm. La colonna sonora originale mono è stata restaurata presso il laboratorio Post Production Creative Services. Il restauro audio è stato completato da Doug Mountain con l’assistenza di Matt Vowles.
Nuova versione restaurata approvata da The Film Foundation.
Surcouf
Restored in 4K in 2023 by La Cinémathèque française at Hiventy laboratory, from a 35mm working copy of the short Pathé-Baby version, the only existing element of the film.
Conte cruel
Restored in 4K in 2023 by La Cinémathèque française at Hiventy laboratory from the original negative.
The Crew
Restored in 4K in 2018 by Pathé with funding provided by CNC – Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, from the 35mm original negatives.
Murdering the Devil
Restored in 4K in 2023 by Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in collaboration with Národní filmový archiv and Státní Fond Kinematografie at UPP and Soundsquare Studios laboratories, from the original image and sound negatives. Funding provided by Milada Kučerová and Eduard Kučera.
Die Rebellion
restored in 2023 by LISTO in collaboration with Les Films du Losange at LISTO Post Production laboratory, with the support of Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport and Österreichisches Filmmuseum. Restoration supervised by Michael Haneke.
Four Nights of a Dreamer
Restored in 4K in 2024 by Mk2 at Éclair Classics and L.E. Diapason laboratories, from the image negative and sound magnetic. Restoration and grading supervised by Mylène Bresson. Funding provided by CNC – Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée.
Paris, Texas
Courtesy of Wim Wenders Stiftung and Argos Films. Restored in 4K in 2024 by Wim Wenders Stiftung in collaboration with Argos Films at Basis Berlin Postproduktion and L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratories, from the 35mm original negative. Funding provided by Chanedl and FFE – Förderprogramm Filmerbe.
Voyager
Restored in 4K in 2023 by StudioCanal at Pharos laboratory from the original 35mm print. Funding provided by German Federal Film Board.
I Was Born, But...
Remastered in 4K in 2023 by Shochiku at IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services and Shochiku Media WorX laboratories from a 35mm print preserved at Harvard Film Archive and a 16mm dupe negative preserved at Shochiku. Colour correction supervised by Masahi Chikamori.
Cronos
Restored in 4K in 2024 by Les Films du Camélia in collaboration with BFI National Archive at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory with the support of Cartier, from the original negative scanned at Fotokem laboratory. Grading supervised by Guillermo del Toro at Company 3 laboratory.
Scuola d'eroi
Restored in 2024 by Cineteca Milano at MicLab – Cineteca Milano laboratory from a positive nitrate preserved in the archives of Cineteca Milano. This is the only existing tinted and toned copy and the only print with the original Cines running time and editing from 1914.
L'armoire volante
Restored in 4K in 2022 by Pathé at L’Image Retrouvée laboratory from the original nitrate negative, the optical sound negative, a nitrate dupe positive and a nitrate distribution print.
I'm an Elephant, Madame
Restored in 4K in 2019 by DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum in collaboration with Beta Film at Eurotape – Nordkurier TV und Studio GmbH & Co. KG laboratory, from the original camera negative and the 17.5mm magnetic soundtrack. Funding provided by FFE – Förderprogramm Filmerbe.
Seven Samurai
Restored in 4K in 2024 by Toho at Toho Archive laboratory from the 35mm positive master.
Malpertuis
Restored in 4K in 2023 by Cinémathèque royale de Belgique from a 35mm original negative and the original magnetic sound. Grading supervised by Harry Kümel. Funding provided by “A Season of Classic Films”, an initiative of ACE – Association des Cinémathèques Européennes, part of the European Commission’s Creative Europe MEDIA programme.
The Talk of the Town
Courtesy of Park Circus.
Restored in 4K in 2023 by Sony Pictures Entertainment at Roundabout Entertainment laboratory from the 35mm fine grain masters. Version with additional scenes.
The Right to Live
Scanned in 2K in 2024 at Belyye Stolby laboratory, from a 35mm black and white triacetate dupe negative.
Johnny Got His Gun
Restored in 4K by Gaumont Pathé Archives for Gaumont.
Group Marriage
restored in 4K in 2023 by MoMA – The Museum of Modern Art in collaboration with Stephanie Rothman at Cineric laboratory, from the only known complete 35mm print from the personal collection of the director. Funding by The Celeste Bartos Fund for Film Preservation.
The Delinquents
Restored in 4K in 2024 by Filmoteca Española in collaboration with Films59 at Digital and Electronic Systems laboratory from the 35mm acetate negative, 35mm prints and other intermediate photochemical materials. Restoration supervised by Javier Rellán and Patricia Uceda. Funding provided by ICAA/Ministerio de Cultura.
The Conversation
restored in 4K in 2024 by American Zoetrope in collaboration with StudioCanal at Roundabout Entertainment and American Zoetrope laboratories, from the original negative accessed for the first time. An approved 35mm reference print was used for the colour grading. 5.1 soundtrack created in 2000 by Walter Murch. Restoration approved by Francis Ford Coppola.
Pension Mimosas
Restored in 4K in 2024 by TF1 Studio in collaboration with CNC – Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée at TransPerfect Media laboratory, from a not completed original nitrate negative, a dupe negative and the French and German sound negatives. This version contains never-before-seen shots and fully respects the director’s intentions.
Tropici
Restored in 2024 by RAI Teche in collaboration with RAI Cultura ed Educational, Fuori orario. Cose (mai) viste and CSC – Cineteca Nazionale at Centro Servizi Salario 1 – CER laboratory, from a 35mm print.
Kohlhiesel’s Daughters
Restored in 4K in 2023 by Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau- Stiftung in collaboration with Bundesarchiv and Det Danske Filminstitut at ARRI, Haghefilm and L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratories, from an incomplete 35mm vintage print preserved at Det Danske Filminstitut and two nitrate prints provided by Bundesarchiv. A late-generation duplicate originated from a reconstruction of Filmmuseum München and preserved at Bundesarchiv was used for missing intertitles and shots. Funding provided by FFE – Förderprogramm Filmerbe and Bertelsmann.
The Protagonists
courtesy of Surf Film. Restored in 4K in 2024 by Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with Surf Film at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, from the original camera and sound negatives. Grading supervised by Luca Guadagnino. Funding provided by “A Season of Classic Films”, an initiative of ACE – Association des Cinémathèques Européennes, part of the European Commission’s Creative Europe MEDIA programme.
Pépé le Moko
Restored in 4K in 2024 by StudioCanal at L’Image Retrouvée laboratory from the 35mm original negative. Funding provided by CNC – Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée.
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Restored in 4K by The Walt Disney Studios and The Film Foundation in collaboration with Academy Film Archive at Cineric and Audio Mechanics laboratories from the 35mm original negative, a 35mm interpositive and a 35mm internegative.
La visita
Restored in 4K in 2024 by CSC – Cineteca Nazionale at CSC Digital Lab laboratory, from the camera and sound negatives provided by Minerva Pictures.
Body Double
Courtesy of Park Circus. Restored in 4K in 2023 by Sony Pictures Entertainment at Motion Picture Imaging from the original 35mm camera negative and the original 35mm sound masters.
The Devil in Miss Jones
restored in 4K in 2023 by Cineric in collaboration with Damiano Films at Cineric laboratory, from a wet gate scan of a 35mm print. Funding provided by Gerard Damiano, Jr. and Christar Damiano.
Daniel' Rok
Restored in 2023 by George Eastman Museum. Scanned in 4K by L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory from a 35mm tinted and toned nitrate prints preserved at Šiaulių „Aušros“ muziejus.
The Wind
Restored in 4K in 2023 by MoMA at Image Protection Services laboratory from two 35mm prints acquired from MGM in 1936 struck from the original negative. Funding provided by The Celeste Bartos Fund for Film Preservation.
The Last Dawn
Restored in 4K in 2024 by National Film Institute Hungary – Film Archive in collaboration with EYE Filmmuseum and Filmarchiv Austria at National Film Institute Hungary – Film Archive and FilmLab laboratory, from a 35mm print preserved at EYE Filmmuseum and a 400-meter fragment preserved by Filmarchiv Austria.
Shoot the Piano Player
Restored in 4K in 2024 by Mk2 at Éclair Classics laboratory from the original negative and sound magnetic. Restoration and grading supervised by Guillaume Schiffman.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Restored in 4K in 2024 by Ciné-Tamaris at Éclair Classics and L.E. Diapason laboratories, from the wet scan of the original camera negative and the threetrack stereo mix of music and voices. Restoration supervised by Mathieu Remy and Rosalie Varda-Demy.
Seduced and Abandoned
Restored in 4K in 2019 by Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with Cristaldifilm with funding provided by Ministero della cultura, at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory.
In the Name of the Law
Restored in 2020 by CSC – Cineteca Nazionale at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, from a dupe positive struck from the original negative, unfortunately lost, and from a soundtrack positive preserved by Cristaldifilm.
The Path of Hope
Restored by CSC – Cineteca Nazionale from the original negative provided by Cristaldifilm, a dupe positive and an optical soundtrack positive preserved by Cineteca Nazionale.
The Railroad Man
Restored in 4K in 2023 by Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with Surf Film at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory from the original camera and sound negatives. Funding provided by Ministero della cultura with an additional contribution of “A Season of Classic Films”, an initiative of ACE – Association des Cinémathèques Européennes, supported by the EU Creative Europe MEDIA programme.
Divorce, Italian Style
Restored in 4K in 2018 by Cineteca di Bologna and Cristaldifilm at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory from the original camera and sound negatives.
Golden Eighties
Restored in 4K in 2024 by the Cinémathèque royale de Belgique in collaboration with Chantal Akerman Foundation at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, from the 35mm original negative and the original sound mix. Funding provided by Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Leora Barish, Henry Bean, Ostrovsky Family Fund (OFF), SWA. Restoration supervised by Luc Benhamou.
No More Love
Restored in 2023 by FriedrichWilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung at Studio Hamburg laboratory using a combined duplicate negative. With funding provided by FFE – Förderprogramm Filmerbe (financed through BKM, federal states and FFA).
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Restored in 4K by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory in collaboration with the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre and in association with the Dovzhenko Film Studio. Special thanks to Daniel Bird and Łukasz Ceranka. Fundings provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
Dumka
Dumka, Zoloti ruky and Kvitka na kameni were scanned in 4K using the original negatives preserved at Dovzhenko Centre. The project was made possible thanks to the special partnership with Fixafilm (Warsaw) who was able to ship a Lasergraphics Director scanner from Warsaw to Ukraine to digitize some of Dovzhenko Centre’s most precious collections. Scanning was conducted by Lukasz Ceranka in Kyiv. A light grading was performed at Fixafilm, supervised by Daniel Bird and Olena Honcharuk.
Golden Hands
Scanned in 4K using the original negatives preserved at Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre.
Flowers on the Stone
Scanned in 4K using the original negatives preserved at Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre.
Undercurrent, Night River
restored in 4K by Kadokawa at IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services laboratory, from the original 35mm Eastman Color negative. Grading supervised by Masahiro Miyajima.
