Under the guidance of the Shanghai Film Bureau and organized by the Shanghai Film Distribution and Projection Industry Association, the "British Film Masters Exhibition" sponsored by the Shanghai Art Film Alliance will be ticketed on February 26, and the film festival will open in Shanghai on March 6. This "British Film Masters Exhibition" will bring nine classic works directed by eight film masters, presenting the different styles of many film masters who have led the new style of film in different eras in the form of colorful films. Among them, "The Wonderful Beavergraf Film Company" will be specially screened in the IMAX Screening Hall.
British Exhibition Schedule
Since its release in September 2016, the British Film Masters Exhibition has been successfully held three times, in September 2016, December 2017 and January 2019.
This "British Film Masters Exhibition" not only echoes the directors or works screened in the previous three seasons, re-introduces the masterpieces of Michael Powell, James Evely, Ken Lodge and many other film masters who are already well known to Shanghai audiences, but also brings for the first time the latest digital restoration copies of the earliest extant moving images in Europe, tracing the origin of the film and paying tribute to the world film pioneers and unnamed photographers.
Among the films screened at this British Film Masters Exhibition, "The Wonderful Bivograaf Film Company" consists of 50 of the earliest moving video short films in Europe produced by Bivograf Film Company, which are selected by the Dutch Eye Film Museum and the British Film Institute, and through the latest restoration technology, restore the early short film moving images of 68 mm super format film. These films vividly document the social landscape of Europe from the nineteenth to the beginning of the twentieth century.
According to reports, the 8K scanning and 4K restoration of the film was completed by the Dutch Eye Film Museum and the British Film Institute in 2020, and this screening is a 4K digital restoration copy. "The Wonderful Bivograf Film Company" will be specially screened in the IMAX screening hall, which will be screened with Shanghai's top film projection equipment to match the top film restoration project. This is not only the first time that a 4K digitally restored copy of the film has been screened in an IMAX hall in Asia (a non-IMAX copy screening), but also the first time that a silent film has been screened in an IMAX hall in China, meeting the high-standard needs of fans for big-screen viewing.
Based on the classic German opera The Story of Hoffmann, "The Last Dream" tells the story of a hapless artist who pursues women, but is inspired by poetry after each failure. Co-directed by Michael Powell and Emerick Presberg, the film is a colourful song and dance film that won the Cannes Film Festival Special Award and the Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear.
"Song Final Dream Back"
"Voyeur" is a psychological thriller classic by film master Michael Powell. Photographer Mark always carries a handheld camera everywhere to shoot, and he meets a neighbor for a birthday party, and the two have a good feeling for each other. However, around them, horrific murders are one after another, what is the fate of the two people? As a masterpiece of film history, the film was beaten into the cold palace at the beginning of its release, but it was later regarded as a generation of business cards, and was repeatedly selected into the list of the top 100 in British film history.
The Servant, directed by Joseph Rossi and written by Nobel prize winner Harold Pinter, was one of the inspirations for Bong Joon-ho's Parasite. The film tells the story of Tony, a rich man who hires Barrett as his servant, and Barrett keeps the house in order and gains Tony's trust. However, when Barrett brought his sister into the house as a maid, the situation changed. The film won the British Academy Film and Television Arts Award for Best Actor, the Best Cinematography Award for Black and White, and the Best Newcomer Award.
The Secret Of Hearts was co-created by film maestro Joseph Rossi and Nobel Prize winner Harold Pinter. Leo visits his friend's house, where he meets a farmer who always asks Leo to deliver letters to his friend's sister, and Leo unknowingly becomes their secret messenger. The film won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards for Best Newcomer, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
Orson Wells's classic film Noir, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Is a film noir classic by film maestro Carol Reid. The writer Martin was invited by his friend to work in Vienna, but his friend was killed in a car accident, and Martin was not welcomed, but Martin decided to thoroughly investigate the truth of his friend's death. The film is also a regular on the list of the top 100 in British film history.
Dr. Thief is directed by Alexander McKendrick and starring Star Wars Obi-Wan actor Alec Guinness and comedy guru Peter Cyrus. The film is also the final classic of the British Ealing Company's "Ealing Comedy". The film tells the story of an old woman who goes to the police station to report about the UFO, and the police do not think so. A band approached the old lady to pretend to rent a house, but in fact to carry out a plan to rob a cash truck, and the old lady's situation became quite dangerous. The copy of this screening is the latest 4K digital restoration in October 2020 and the Asian premiere of this restored version.
Dr. Thief
James Ivory is based on E.M Foster's novel of the same name, Howard Manor, about a pair of sisters who meet the Wilkes family, who own Howard Manor, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Wilkes's death has caused a subtle change in the sisters' relationship with the family. The film has won the Academy Awards for Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, British Academy film and television arts awards for best film, film awards for best actress, etc., and the Cannes Film Festival 45th Anniversary Award.
Ken Lodge's classic "The Wind Blows the Wheat Wave" tells the story of the Outbreak of the Revolutionary War in Ireland in the 1920s, when medical student Damian and his brothers and friends resolutely joined the army and stubbornly resisted the British army. As everyone knows, brothers and friends are ready to part ways when the British army agrees to sign a treaty. The film won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
It is worth mentioning that the films screened at this festival are all new digital restoration versions, and three of the five 4K digital restoration copies are Asian premieres. From March 6 to March 21, the festival will be held at Majestic Theater, Tianshan Cinema - Hongqiao Art Center Flagship Store, Daguang Cinema, and Huanying Cinema (Da Rong Cheng Store).
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Source: Author: Zhong Han