Lyrical Nitrate (1991)
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
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 50 min
Release Date: February 20, 1991
Cast
- Lyda Borelli - (archive footage)
- Henny Porten - (archive footage)
- Anni Timm - (archive footage)
Screenplay
Editing: Menno Boerema
Production: Yuca Film
Country: Netherlands
Language: No Language
Original Language: nl
Keywords
amsterdam, netherlands
More Films by Director: Peter Delpeut
More Films in Genre: Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lyrical Nitrate about?
- 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.
- Who directed Lyrical Nitrate?
- Lyrical Nitrate was directed by Peter Delpeut.
- Who stars in Lyrical Nitrate?
- Lyrical Nitrate stars Lyda Borelli, Henny Porten, Anni Timm.
- How long is Lyrical Nitrate?
- Lyrical Nitrate has a runtime of 50m (50 minutes).
- What genre is Lyrical Nitrate?
- Lyrical Nitrate is a Documentary film.
- Where was Lyrical Nitrate produced?
- Lyrical Nitrate was produced in Netherlands.