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Roman Polanski, Stanley Kubrick, Ernst Lubitsch Restored Classics to Unspool at Hong Kong Film Festival – Global Bulletin
Restored classics from Ernst Lubitsch, Stanley Kubrick and Roman Polanski are among films set to play at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.
And, despite rumors to the contrary, Kubrick’s first feature, “Fear and Desire,” has been preserved intact and will play at the festival with nine minutes of previously deleted footage. Others selected include Michelangelo Antonioni ‘s “Il Grido”; Manoel d’Oliveira’s “Madame Bovary” adaptation “Abraham’s Valley”; Arturo Ripstein’s director’s cut of “Deep Crimson,” restored in 4K with an additional 25 minutes of content; Jacques Rivette’s “L’Amour Fou”; and “The Dupes,” by Tewfik Saleh. Originally created by Banijay U.K. ’s IWC, the long-running series has been commissioned by TVNZ and will air in New Zealand for the first time, marking its seventh version.
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