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May 15, 2007Thimbles for Peter PanDavid JeffersPeter Pan (1924) Seventeen-year-old Betty Bronson was hand picked by author J. M. Barrie to play the boy who wouldn’t grow up, in Paramount’s star studded production of Peter Pan (1924). Delightful art direction (frolicking mermaids on the beach, flying pirate ships) and perfect casting (Anna May Wong as Tiger Lily, Ernest Torrence as Captain Hook and Mary Brian as Wendy) made Peter Pan a charming, magical holiday sensation in 1924. An impishly joyful Bronson lit up the screen as Peter, while Barrie’s original text was used for the intertitles in what remains the finest telling of this well-loved paean to eternal childhood. Cheerio! Paramount released Peter Pan on January 29, 1924. As family fare, it was quite popular for the remainder of the brief holiday season. Channeling Mordaunt Hall … I attended The Port Townsend Film Institute’s presentation of Peter Pan at The Rose Theater in January, and sat behind a little boy who, unable to read but intensly curious , bombarded is adult escort with questions throughout the film. My observation of this exchange, at a film I have seen many times, will be a lasting memory. Comments
I am glad that this print is coming to Seattle. I couldn't get out to Port Townsend when it screened earlier. Posted by: Anne M Hockens at May 16, 2007 8:03 AMActually, I think it's being screened on DVD. According to the NWFF calendar, anyway. Posted by: Annie at May 16, 2007 3:34 PMMy apologies for not responding Anne. Issues with the web site and my schedule prevented it (I did try). Thanks to Annie for stepping up. For this three day run at NWFF, the 7pm screenings will feature live musical accompaniment. I assume the recorded soundtrack is the Philip Carli score featured on the 1999 Kino dvd. Posted by: David Jeffers at May 16, 2007 11:22 PMNote from NWFF -- we did not get a print because it is completely silent (i.e. no score). We have a new score performed by a harpist at all 7pm shows, but the 5pm and 9pm screenings are not accompanied. The DVD, however, does have a nice score, so we thought that the better option than showing the film entirely silent at 5pm and 9pm shows. Posted by: Ryan at May 17, 2007 1:47 PMDigital projection is a perfectly acceptable alternative under these circumstances It will, in fact, be the primary means by which we will view movies in the very near future. Nothing can replace the aesthetic of film. It will become a treasured artifact in our lifetime. Digital projection on the other hand, can produce a solid, high quality image, depending on several factors. Resolution of the projected image and the video transfer are critical. There’s nothing worse than watching a jittery or pixilated image, created without the consideration that it might be projected on a large screen. The appropriate projector illumination is also critical. A dimly projected image from inadequate equipment is a miserable experience. If it’s done correctly … I saw Bergman’s Saraband at SIFF two years ago. It was a rich, dynamic, visual experience. I was unaware it was a digital projection until I was told after the show. |
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