What 16mm Films Did You See Last Night?

[Dominique De Bast]

Yesterday, I started the projection of "Ciboulette" but was surprised during about one minute by what I was seeing on the screen. Then I understood that the cinematheque the film came from had strangely spliced a documentary about the American contralto Marian Anderson (I never heard of before). So, I got an extra film with Ciboulette. This 1933 French film is labelled as "musical" on Wikipedia (in French) but the credit on the film says "féerie" (fantasy, enchantment...) and it's actually a mix of both, which is rather unusual for that time. Good copy regarding picture and sound, which is always nice for film that belonged to a cinematheque.

[Oliver Feld]

The Walt Disney production NIGHT CROSSING. The feature based on true events about 2 families and their courageous flight in a self-made balloon from East to West Germany in 1979. Starring a wonderful cast around Jane Alexander and John Hurt - and a magical and touching soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith!

[Dominique De Bast]

Yesterday night, Anne-Marie, a 1936 French film with Annabella, a famous pre-war actress. The action is set in the aviation world, so it's nice to see planes of that time. One of the actors wears what is called "pantalon golf" (golf trousers) in French, the same kind Tintin wears. Another actor, Paul Azaïs, had an accident during the WWII. As a consequence, he had memory troubles and it has been difficult for him to go back acting. He also had finacial problems because when he had his accident, he lacked three days working for benefiting the social insurance. He then founded later an association, La roue tourne (The Wheel turns) that (still) helps artists in difficulties. Last month, I watched 1) L'escalier sans fin (The Stairs Without An End), 1943, with an early appearance of Luis Mariano, famous singer (but at this time he was still Luis Gonzales ; the sucees started from 1945) and 2) Jeu de massacre (Killing Game) 1967 Not a masterpiece but Nancy Holloway, an American singer who had success in the '60s plays a little role in this film. Jean-Pierre Cassel, the French Fred Astaire has a main role.

[Bill Phelps]

Yesterday I screened...

DOOM OF DRACULA....400' Castle digest
HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN...400' Castle digest
SLITHER...just reel 2 of feature (odd reel)

...vacation screenings continue!

[Dominique De Bast]

A very interesting French documentary about bees : La cité ardente (1946). I was impressed to see that the bees were manipulated without gloves.

[Brian Fretwell]

Some were used in Carry on Abroad too, so they must have been around in the 1960's.

[Dominique De Bast]

A French 1949 film : Suzanne et ses brigands. It was funny to see a lady using such an antiquity. I had no idea it was still used in the late '40s.

[Janice Glesser]

Brian Fretwell

Can anyone tell me the language the subtitles are in.

Norwegian

[Janice Glesser]

Oliver Feld Very nice looking print ... I haven't seen that movie...I'll look for it.

[Oliver Feld]

One of my favorite features from the 80s: „Young Sherlock Holmes“, the amazing Steven Spielberg production incl. the great soundtrack by Bruce Broughton.

[Dominique De Bast]

Passeport To Pimlico. I saw that film about 30 years ago on French TV (in vostfr, English sound with French subtitles, which is rare, usually films are shown in French on TV) but I didn't remember the title. Thanks to forum member Leonard Goss, who quoted the title in 9.5 section, I could know it. By luck, I found the film. My print has a French soundtrack and also some texts refilmed in French, which is not current in sound films.
Recently, but I was too lazy to report them here, I watched : "La colère des dieux" and "La fille de la Madelon".

[Brian Fretwell]

Just a 1976 Movietone film of the Trooping of the Colour silent on double perf (yes I did remember to turn the sound to zero before projecting) stock marked Eastman ECO. I have not seen this stock before and if anything it was slightly blue in tone, not shifted to pink at all.

[Bill Phelps]

I just screened over the last few days “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad” great film and a pretty nice print. It is very clean with a few light lines and good color, a little muted I would say. Did not take any screenshots this time.

[Brian Fretwell]

Finished off Sweet Liberty I'm surprised the film has seemed to disappear. I've not seen is scheduled on TV recently. Cast Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Lise Hiboldt, Lillian Gish, Michelle Pfeiffer, Lois Chiles and Linda Thorson. Maybe I'm just influenced in its favour as it shows the "backstage" aspect of film making, critics seem to think it lacks bite as a satire, but I like it as I do "The Stunt Man".
Sorry the pictures aren't too clear as I was projecting with a low power LED in the B&H due to the current heat here and the exposure times were rather long.

Can anyone tell me the language the subtitles are in.

[Brian Fretwell]

Part of "Sweet Liberty" projected as a test as I bought it cheap from Phil at the weekend. It is wonderfully sharp and full coloured print but with continental subtitles burnt in, no doubt the reason for the price as it was in a special section of the price list.