Blood and Sand (1916 film)
Blood and Sand (Spanish: Sangre y Arena) is a 1916 film based on the novel Sangre y Arena by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. The film was co-directed by Blasco Ibáñez himself and Max André. It was produced by the Spanish-French label Prometheus Films, named after the Editorial Prometeo, Blasco Ibáñez's publishing house, which backed the cost of the film.[1]
It was the first time that the novelist assumed management tasks and production. Moreover, thanks to the success achieved in Spain, Sangre y Arena exerted a significant influence on the
It remains a tape from the
Restoration
The copy held by Valencia Film Archive was given by Dolores Nebot Sanchis in 1993.[4] It was a film roll in nitrate support found in a state of decay that produced irreversible damage to the image, and contained about a sixth part of the full footage.[4] From that footage, restored in 1993, 93 meters were saved.[4]
In 1996, following a projection by the
That copy was repaired with nitrate material from diverse origin, with fingerprint and loss of emulsion problems.[5] It was restored in the ISKRA lab and the security transfer used an optical printer with wet window.[6]
From the Valencia Film Archive footage were extended some sequences that were shorter in the Czech copy.[6] Also, some sequences were completed and others added, sequenced according to the order of the original novel.[6]
Bibliography
- Bosch, Isabel; Lahoz, Ignacio (1999). "Sangre y Arena". Collecció Imatges Rescatades (in Spanish). Valencia: Institut Valencià de l'Audiovisual i de la Cinematografia.
References
- ^ a b Bosch & Lahoz 1999, p. 5
- ^ a b Bosch & Lahoz 1999, p. 6
- ^ a b Bosch & Lahoz 1999, p. 7
- ^ a b c d Bosch & Lahoz 1999, p. 8
- ^ Bosch & Lahoz 1999, p. 9
- ^ a b c Bosch & Lahoz 1999, p. 10
External links
- Blood and Sand at IMDb
- Blood and Sand at AllMovie
- Blood and Sand on YouTube
