1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Anamorphic - When? - Page 2

Steven_M Grimes · 04-05-2004, 08:34 PM

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Gah! You're kidding! Trailers are a good source for showing bad framing, for sure.

Yes, but in this case the trailer was put together before the film was processed for SuperScope. It actually gives you a pretty good idea of what the film would look like un-matted.

Patrick McCart · 04-05-2004, 08:37 PM

The theatrical aspect ratio is 2:1. The film was shot for 1.37:1. That's as simple as it can be... it was filmed for one ratio and presented in another.

Nelson Au · 04-05-2004, 08:40 PM

Clear enough for me! Thanks.

Nelson

Peter Apruzzese · 04-05-2004, 09:44 PM

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There ARE superb elements for The Quiet Man. UCLA holds the original acetate 3-strip camera negatives. Given the wonderful quality of other UCLA Technicolor restoration/preservation efforts (like She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rancho Notorious), a fantastic transfer could result from UCLA's elements.

I ran a 35mm print of The Quiet Man (via Paramount) a year ago and it was superb. It was a print from 2002, IIRC, so it's pretty certain that Paramount will treat the film correctly on DVD when it's time for them to release it.

Gordon McMurphy · 04-06-2004, 06:48 AM

Yes, the 2:1 transfers faithfully represent the original theatrical ratio. But, originally, the film was shown at the WRONG ratio! 2:1 is the correct ratio for a SuperScope film, but Body Snatchers was never intended by Siegel or cinematographer Ellsworth Fredericks to be a SuperScope film, but a beautifully shot deep-focus Academy gate movie.

Siegel is one of American Cinema's most important filmmakers and Body Snatchers is unequivocally one of the most important American films ever made.



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