Bona (1980)
The Academy Museum’s second celebration of newly preserved and restored films presents work from the Academy Film Archive as well as other archives, studios, distributors, foundations, and independent filmmakers from around the globe. Established in 1991, the Academy Film Archive is home to one of the world’s most diverse and extensive motion picture collections, boasting over 230,000 items. Dedicated to the preservation, restoration, documentation, exhibition, and study of motion pictures, the archive is ever-growing and evolving to accommodate new materials in need of safekeeping. Its dedicated team works to save films from deterioration and breathe new life into works once lost, damaged, or unprojectable. Present Past convenes narrative features, shorts, documentaries, and experimental films from the Academy Film Archive and beyond. Each restoration will be celebrating its Los Angeles, West Coast, United States, North American, or World Premiere, with many of the filmmakers, subjects, archivists, and preservationists appearing in person to discuss their work. Programmed by Hyesung ii and K.J. Relth-Miller with support from the Academy Film Archive preservation team. LIMITED SERIES PRESENT PAST: A CELEBRATION OF FILM PRESERVATION DEC 1–22, 2024
Lifeboat in 4K Sun, Dec 1 | 11am | TMT Restoration World Premiere
In Alfred Hitchcock’s Oscar-nominated drama, a group of survivors from a torpedoed ship must endure both the unpredictability of the sea and one another. Set entirely on a lifeboat, Hitchcock’s cinematic vision is articulated through a meticulously composed mise- en-scène, especially in the execution of dialogue and blocking. Repeated close-ups create a dramatized narrative landscape, instigating psychological tension between characters adrift in a purgatory at sea. Note by Hyesung ii. DIRECTED BY: Alfred Hitchcock. WRITTEN BY: Jo Swerling. STORY BY: John Steinbeck. WITH: Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson. 1944. 97 min. USA. B&W. English, German, French. 4K DCP. Restored by Walt Disney Pictures in association with The Film Foundation featuring picture restoration by Cineric, Inc. and audio restoration by Audio Mechanics.
THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS
The Sugarland Express in Dolby Vision Sun, Dec 1 | 2:30pm | DGT Restoration World Premiere
It’s a story ripped from the headlines: in 1969, a young couple kidnapped a police officer after being flagged
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