If there is ever a better reason to go check out a film festival, it’s not only to see the wonderful new indie releases, but more and more festivals are starting to run new prints of classic films. Venice is set to follow suit.
According to the NY Times, Nicholas Ray’s experimental film, We Can’t Go Home, will be making its way to the film festival, with a brand new print, all to help celebrate the centenary of Ray’s birthday. The print was prepared by Ray’s widow, Susan, who wanted to honor her late husband’s birth with this new print.
Ray is a Criterion filmmaker, with the film Bigger Than Life, so as with any new print of a classic film, this has the making of a new Criterion release all over it. The film was unfinished by the filmmaker, but still made a screening at the Cannes Film Festival in 1973 in an early form. We Can’t Go Home was also innovative for the filmmaker, as it used something he called mimage, which used a number of different camera images, projected on the screen at the same time.
Personally, while this will more than likely not make it to the states in any extensive form, a new and experimental film from a legendary filmmaker is always a welcome addition to the world. Hopefully Janus will be wise enough to nab up the distribution of this film, and give it a special singular release, or maybe pair it with other rare Ray films in the form of an Eclipse release.
Source: NY Times
Joshua Brunsting
Born in Saugatuck, Michigan, Josh Brunsting has been a fan and lover of the medium that we call film since day one. Holding a degree in Journalism from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI, Josh has now turned his love of any and everything related to film into what will hopefully one day become a career, culminating in complete world domination. Josh is currently a writer for GeeksOfDoom.com, and even has time to plan his wedding, have a job at a local Starbucks, and take care of a golden retriever named O’Malley.