From the BFI's '
Film On Film' festival - which started last night with the screening of a very rare IB Technicolor print of Star Wars
(1977) - not seen since the mid-90's
(the 2 screenings sold out immediately - with ballots being used to offer tickets to both members and the public)...
'Inside the Archive: Star Wars in Technicolor | BFI' - 9 mins
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^ The blurb: 'In our latest Inside the Archive video we go far, far away - all the way back to 1977 - to examine an original IB Technicolor dye-transfer print of Star Wars (Dir. George Lucas, 1977), held in the BFI National Archive's collections.
Join Kieron Webb (Head of Conservation) and James Bell (Curator of Fiction, BFI National Archive Programme Director, Film on Film Festival), as they explore the history of this precious object, and examine other unique items related to the film's production.
Video produced with the support of the BFI Screen Heritage Fund, awarding National Lottery funding.'
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Kathleen Kennedy introduces a screening of the original 1977 print of Star Wars | BFI' - 7 mins...
^ the blurb: 'LucasFilm President Kathleen Kennedy visits BFI Southbank to introduce a screening of George Lucas’ galaxy-shaking space fantasy, from a glorious original 1977 dye transfer IB Technicolor British release print.
A long time ago, before it conquered the galaxy, captivated countless imaginations and forever shifted popular culture, George Lucas’ phenomenon began life as the magical tale of a young Jedi named Luke Skywalker, who joins with a pair of droids, a pilot, a Wookiee and an elder Jedi to rescue Princess Leia and help defeat Darth Vader and the dark side of the Force. In these very special screenings, we present the film exactly as experienced by audiences on its original 1977 release.
Screening from one of the precious handful of dye transfer IB Technicolor prints produced uniquely for the first British release, and preserved in the BFI National Archive, this has some of the wear that comes with an archive print, but its colour is gloriously unfaded. Truly unmissable.'
Seems everyone had a great time - at both the screenings
(as well as 2 other Star Wars events)...
The BFI Film On Film festival runs all weekend - well worth a visit for anyone in the area with an interest in film (and TV)...