To understand the value of these restorations, one must understand the labor.
Many of Hollywood’s most celebrated masterpieces would be unwatchable today without the intervention of archival restoration. The Film Foundation has consistently targeted foundational American films to ensure future generations can experience them as they were meant to be seen. The Red Shoes (1948) films restored by the film foundation
Established in 1990 by director Martin Scorsese, The Film Foundation To understand the value of these restorations, one
The foundation's restoration portfolio includes a staggering diversity of films from virtually every era, genre, and region. Here are some of the most notable restorations: films restored by the film foundation
The Film Foundation is aggressively non-Hollywood centric. Its "World Cinema Project" (launched in 2007) specifically targets films from countries lacking preservation infrastructure.