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Cannes Classics: Inside the Challenging Restoration of Sri Lankan Masterpiece ‘Gehenu Lamai’
Film Heritage Foundation restores Sumitra Peries' 1978 debut 'Gehenu Lamai' from damaged elements for its Cannes Classics premiere.
“The condition of the three elements had deteriorated with tears, broken sprockets, heavy warping, emulsion damage and shrinkage that also impacted the quality of the sound, besides which the combined dupe negative had embedded subtitles. Upon detailed inspection at both the Film Heritage Foundation archive and the Bologna laboratory, conservators discovered the varying conditions of the reels ranged from average to critical. The premiere at Cannes will be attended by the film’s lead stars Chathurani, Jinadasa and Shyama Ananda, alongside a delegation including Dungarpur, Gayathri Mustachi, chair of the Lester James Peries and Sumitra Peries Foundation, and Dammith Fonseka, actor, director, and head of the Gamini Fonseka Foundation.
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