Lyrical Nitrate


50m 1991

Brief Synopsis

Montage film created from color tinted and toned nitrate footage, discovered in the Amsterdam attic of pioneer distributor Jean Desmet (1875-1956) and dating from 1905 to 1915, which constructs an emotional rather than technical history of the early silent cinema.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Experimental
Historical
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
Kino Video; Zeitgeist Films

Technical Specs

Duration
50m

Synopsis

Montage film created from color tinted and toned nitrate footage, discovered in the Amsterdam attic of pioneer distributor Jean Desmet (1875-1956) and dating from 1905 to 1915, which constructs an emotional rather than technical history of the early silent cinema.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Experimental
Historical
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
Kino Video; Zeitgeist Films

Technical Specs

Duration
50m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1991

Released in United States Fall October 11, 1991

Released in United States on Video April 11, 1996

Released in United States September 1991

Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (New Voices) September 24 - October 3, 1991.

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (The Edge) September 5-14, 1991.

Dutch intertitles

Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (New Voices) September 24 - October 3, 1991.)

Released in United States on Video April 11, 1996

Released in United States September 1991 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (The Edge) September 5-14, 1991.)

Released in United States Fall October 11, 1991