Saturday 10 March 2012

Kenneth Anger: Fireworks (1947)

'Fireworks' was first publicly screened in a version with no opening titles. A title sequence and narrated prologue were later added. In 1966 Anger exibited a version with hand-painting, the only copy of which was subsequently lost in a fire. A later version featured a new title sequence and was printed with a blue cast.
UCLA has preserved the first two release versions in 35mm from surviving early 16mm prints, and is preserving the final version in 16mm from the reconstructed 16mm color and black-and-white A/B rolls.
This print is the version containing Anger's prologue.
UCLA Restoration completed 2006.

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