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A long-lost film treasure has been brought back to life, thanks to the work of a New Hampshire film preservationist. The 1920 experimental film has been fully restored using the latest in digital technology, and will screen tonight in Hanover. Word of Mouth’s Avishay Artsy brings us the story.
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A long-lost film treasure has been brought back to life, thanks to the work of a New Hampshire film preservationist. The 1920 experimental film has been fully restored using the latest in digital technology, and will screen tonight in Hanover. Word of Mouth’s Avishay Artsy brings us the story.
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Aired on NHPR's Word of Mouth on July 28, 2010.
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HOST INTRO: A long-lost film treasure has been brought back to life, thanks to the work of a New Hampshire film preservationist. The 1920 experimental film has been fully restored using the latest in digital technology, and will screen tonight in Hanover. Word of Mouth’s Avishay Artsy has the story.
In 1920, artists Paul Strand and Charles Sheeler collaborated on a twelve-minute black and white film called Manhatta.
Sunlight glimmers off skyscrapers. Waves ripple in the harbor. Clouds billow from smokestacks, steamships and trains. Multitudes of people in suits and hats crowd the avenues. Title screens show lines from Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass.”
The abstract images revealed New York City in an entirely new way. Film historian Bruce Posner (POSE-nur) lives in Cornish, New Hampshire. He included Manhatta in a collection of early American avant-garde films called Unseen Cin...
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