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Caught On Film
At Bologna's Festival Il Cinema Ritrovato, Matthew Sweet discovers how our cinematic heritage is disintegrating. From 2008.
Digital storage of films seems indestructible and infinitely duplicatable.
Not so vintage film stock
At Bologna's ‘Festival Il Cinema Ritrovato’, Matthew Sweet, discovers how our cinematic heritage is disintegrating.
With much film stock either deliberately destroyed, mishandled or chemically degrading on shelves, the battle to save and salvage old films is on.
Author and cultural historian, Matthew Sweet learns about the problems and pitfalls from experts Yeoman Clark, Louise Alum, Andreas Kalas, Ian Christie, Neil Brand and Kevin Brownlow.
Producer: Ali Serle
First broadcast on Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 in August 2008.
Last on
Fri 26 Nov 2021
02:30
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