I IL CINEMA RITROVATO DVD AWARDS
PERSONAL CHOICES
Lorenzo Codelli: Norman Foster’s Woman on the Run (1950, Flicker Alley, Bluray). A lost gem rescued by detective Eddie Muller’s indefatigable Film Noir Foundation.
Alexander Horwath: Déja s’envolé la fleur maigre (Paul Meyer, 1960, Cinematek/ Bruxelles, DVD) and Il Cinema di Pietro Marcello: Memoria dell’immagine (2007- 2015, Cinema Libero/Cineteca di Bologna, DVD). Regarding the latter: with this cinematheque- style DVD, subtitled in English and French, one of the greatest contemporary filmmakers, whose work is still underappreciated outside Italy, receives his rightful chance for global recognition.
Lucien Logette: Tonka Šibenice (Karel Anton, 1930, Czech Republic, Národní filmový archiv/Filmexport Home Video, DVD). One of the first Czech sound films. Like many great films of that era, it reflects several influences: Expressionism, social realism, Kammerspielfilm, the art…
