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Stunning colour film from the 1920’s

11 Feb

It’s not often that there is anything these days that brings a smile, but in a search of things interesting and cool (thanks in part to my daily dose of DRB) I saw this link and had to click it.  Titled Stunning colour film of 1920s London, it presents a short film on the sights of London.  Sadly there was no sound that came with it, but it is in full colour.

From the original site:

Claude Friese-Greene was the son of pioneering cinematographer William Friese-Greene, and devoted himself to developing commercially his father’s colour process – Biocolour – but without great success. It was soon overtaken by Technicolor and Claude abandoned the process. His role as a pioneer of colour film has now been recognised.

The footage is part of London’s Screen Archives and the British Film Archive.

This film was amazing, and one that should be treasured not only for the picturesque beauty, but also for the innovation of the time.

 
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Posted by on February 11, 2010 in Life, randomness, video

 

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One response to “Stunning colour film from the 1920’s

  1. asexualmystique

    February 11, 2010 at 7:23 pm

    Phenomenally beautiful. Thank you for introducing me to this.

     

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