THEME EXPLORATION

archival restoration

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 · Hayao Miyazaki
A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
2016 · Shirley Clarke
Le Fond de l’air est rouge
Le Fond de l’air est rouge
1977 · Chris Marker
Neil Young Trunk Show
Neil Young Trunk Show
2009 · Jonathan Demme
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
2005 · Samuel Fuller
The Death Agony of the Eagles
The Death Agony of the Eagles
1922 · Julien Duvivier
Untitled WWI Documentary
Untitled WWI Documentary
2018 · Peter Jackson
Bushi no kakeibo (Abacus and Sword
Bushi no kakeibo (Abacus and Sword
2010 · Yoshimitsu Morita
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Female Mystique and Spare Leaves
Female Mystique and Spare Leaves
1998 · Stan Brakhage
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roland Emmerich Italy

Pioneer of film restoration and archival documentation, whose work directly addressed the preservation and rediscovery of lost cinema.

 Martin Scorsese United States

Founded The Film Foundation to restore and preserve classic cinema, embedding restoration consciousness throughout his directorial career and advocacy.

 Guy Maddin Canada

Creates films that explicitly mimic and restore degraded archival aesthetics, treating decay and restoration as core artistic and thematic elements.