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Release Date:
February 20, 1991
Original Title:
Lyrisch nitraat
Alternate Titles:
Lyrisches Nitrat
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Yuca Film
Production Countries:
Netherlands
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 50
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.
Director:
Peter Delpeut
Editor:
Menno Boerema
Sound Effects Editor:
Paul Veld
Sound mixer:
Jan van Sandwijk
Writer:
Peter Delpeut
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