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Written
and photographed by: Projectionist Ivan Školuda. Organizer of Panoramic Film
Presentation in Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic, and responsible for
projection at the KRRR! 70mm Festival in Czech Republic. |
Date:
21.03.2023 |
I've been following the
calendar of the
Cinémathèque Française in
Paris (France) for years because of their specific programming and mainly because
they try to screen also classic 16mm, 35mm and 70mm film. There are
very few such cinemas in the world anymore and this Cinémathèque is
probably one of the biggest in terms of number of screenings. It was one
of my dreams to visit this cinema.
Recently I was in Paris for other reasons, and specifically set aside
some time to visit this cinema as well. My enthusiasm was greatly
increased after discovering that, by pure coincidence, they were
screening a series of science fiction films in progress, and in 70mm
format too! What more could a fan of sci-fi films and the 70mm format
ask for?
I managed to see two of the featured films. The first was
“Starman” (1984).
The capacity of the theater was about half filled, which pleasantly
surprised me. The film was preceded by a roughly 10-minute introduction,
where the lecturer explained to us visitors what 70mm film is,
introduced and appreciated the work of projectionists of such old films,
and of course briefly acquainted us with the facts about the featured
film. This pleased me, because I am accustomed to this from various
other festivals, and we do similar things in our Film Club or at the
Amphitheatre in Banská
Bystrica. In a
commercial cinema one gets popcorn, but not information. Here it's the
other way around and that's the way I like it. Then followed the
screening of the film, which I was pleased with.
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The film was in color with original English sound and French subtitles
on the film print. I assume this was the original distribution print and
it was in very good condition. The image was consistent with film "blown up" from 35mm, and the sound was
Dolby Stereo. There were occasional odd
noises in the audio, which is a result of the age of the print and is
sadly often encountered for such archival prints. It wasn't distracting
and I don't think most visitors noticed it. The only thing that bothered
me initially was the high volume level of the sound, but I got used to
it during the screening - or perhaps it was lowered some durign the show. The film was
projected from two projectors with change-overs after each reel. As a
projectionist, I have to commend my colleagues as the projection was
absolutely flawless. The average attendee certainly had no idea of all
the activities going on behind their backs in the projection booth.
Unfortunately, I am professionally "tuned in" and I saw all the cue
marks and noticed an interesting sound, like someone weakly hitting a
large bass drum at each change. Again, I will add that it wasn't
distracting. Interestingly, I didn't notice it during the next
performance.
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The second film of the evening was
“Alien” (1979).
The cinema was completely full, the introduction before the film was
again brilliant. A period distribution print was shown in English with
French subtitles on the print. The condition of the print matched its
success in the cinemas at the time and also the year of production.
Simply put, the print suffered from colour degradation (dye fading) and had
a number of cuts. Even this negative effect of shortening the film made
me happy as I caught the night bus to my hotel without any problems. I
was not pleased with the sound of "Alien". The volume level was okay,
but something was different because it sounded worse than the first film
and also worse than the original distribution copy that survived with us
in
Slovak Republic. The last time I screened it locally in Banská
Bystrica was from 70mm in 2020. Possibly more wear and tear on the
soundtrack? But it's an insignificant problem that I think only I was
aware of. Most of the visitors were obviously satisfied, as evidenced by
the final well-deserved applause.
It's just a pity that the cinema doesn't have a curtain! This little
detail did slightly limit my complete satisfaction. From home, I add my
thanks once again to the programmers, the projectionists and the entire
Cinémathèque for a nice evening and a wonderful experience.
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