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Topic: Wings of Desire / Der Himmel über Berlin (1987)
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Tao Yue
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Posts: 209
From: Princeton, NJ
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 03-07-2004 05:02 PM
Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin).
New prints struck in May 2003.
- US distributor: MGM
- Archive prints arrive Reel EZ from Academy Film and Storage
- FLAT 1.66:1 hard-matted (and specifically stated on the heads)
- Dolby A, high-magenta track (hmm...)
- 7 reels
- laser-subtitles by Cinetyp Hollywood
- Cues are German-style, rectangle at 12'1, circle at 1'9
- Heads count down in seconds, but at 25 fps and with no clock.
More notes:
- ESTAR base print, but the reel bands say ACETATE. Maybe this Academy Film & Storage place bought a whole bunch of reel bands in the 1980s and hasn't run out yet.
- Most of the film is black-and-white, but the whole film is printed on color stock. Tint on the B&W changes every few scenes, not by the reel. Tint seems too slight to be intentional ...
Print-specific info:
- Archive print #1 (inventory number 3023506) has been plattered, but is in great shape, with a few minor distractions:
- Reel 1 which has some scratches on the end. Someone intelligent Filmguarded reel 1.
- Someone with bad eyesight overscribed the cues on two reels.
- A lazy (and math-challenged) changeover projectionist labelled "8" [in the gate] at 7'10 on some heads.
Left a note in the can about the heads and cue dots. Not to add more fuel to the changeover vs. platter debate, but I wouldn't be surprised if every reel has overscribed cues by next year.
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