It's tough to say which movies deserve restoration and which don't. I see a lot of folks saying that, say, silent dramas are objectively horrible, but you know, that all depends on the individual and the aesthetics of their time, right? So Beyond the Rocks might not be my idea of a totally-believable drama, but I'm awful glad they restored it, because it allowed me to see a world I wouldn't have otherwise seen.
We have a great organist who plays live accompaniment for the silent feature each year during our classic movie series here--I've never heard him go wrong. He bases the tunes on the action and on the songs of the day, and it's great stuff. I've also heard less-successful live musical interpretations...but you know, as long as it's done in good faith, with a sincere effort to work with the film, I'm willing to give it a fair hearing. :-D
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Date: 2011-08-09 11:31 pm (UTC)It's tough to say which movies deserve restoration and which don't. I see a lot of folks saying that, say, silent dramas are objectively horrible, but you know, that all depends on the individual and the aesthetics of their time, right? So Beyond the Rocks might not be my idea of a totally-believable drama, but I'm awful glad they restored it, because it allowed me to see a world I wouldn't have otherwise seen.
We have a great organist who plays live accompaniment for the silent feature each year during our classic movie series here--I've never heard him go wrong. He bases the tunes on the action and on the songs of the day, and it's great stuff. I've also heard less-successful live musical interpretations...but you know, as long as it's done in good faith, with a sincere effort to work with the film, I'm willing to give it a fair hearing. :-D
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