Lyrical Nitrate

Lyrical Nitrate

Original title: Lyrisch nitraat

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7.0/10

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2/20/1991

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0h 50min

Lyrical Nitrate

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Documentary

Synopsis

Compilation of film clips from 1905-1915, found footage of silent movies and documentaries from the Jean Desmet Archive of the Netherlands Film Museum. Jean Desmet was one of the first Dutch film distributors. Lyrisch nitraat is a tribute to the craftsmanship of early filmmakers, but also shows the brittleness of old nitrate films. Composed as an opera about love and death, set to music by Bizet, Masek and Puccini.

Direction: Peter Delpeut

Screenwriter: Peter Delpeut

Cast

Lyda Borelli

Lyda Borelli

(archive footage)

Henny Porten

Henny Porten

(archive footage)