The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

[Richard--W]

I don't think this interview with Robert Wise has been posted before.
He tells the truth about The Magnificent Ambersons in his customary matter-of-fact way.


In Search of Lost Ambersons by Mike Thomas


That having been said, I still think Welles' version should have been preserved by RKO.
Audiences would react differently after a few years than they did in 1942.

[Shane Rollins]

Did that search in South America end? I haven’t heard anything about it recently.

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by Shane Rollins

Did that search in South America end? I haven’t heard anything about it recently.

Posted a page over:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=202

[reason108]

Somewhere in Brazil is a showgirl with a 35mm of the movie. Well, probably passed down in the family. Not sure why grandma kept this old film. But....

[KubrickKurasawa]

I wanted to watch an old film with Anne Baxter and then learned that 45 minutes was cut, burned, and lost forever.

Damn. Crazy how jealous people get, but then again they suck.

[lesco]

This is about as close as we're gonna get.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/202...d-citizen-kane

[Edward R. Meow]

For two and a half years, cinematic treasure hunters have made repeated trips to Brazil in search of the fabled lost, longer cut of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons.

The team headed by Joshua Grossberg has been keeping a relatively low profile since an April 2023 visit to South America. However, the silence does not necessarily mean the hunt is over or that they have no new leads.

Grossberg, who has chronicled the search for an upcoming documentary, The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons, provided a carefully worded update to Wellesnet in response to our request for a status update.

“We know folks are eager to learn of the outcome of our investigation into the legendary lost print of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons,” Grossberg said. “Here’s the good news: The Lost Print team is still tracking down more leads while we conduct additional interviews and continue editing our long-awaited documentary. The bad news is we aren’t ready to disclose anything… yet.”

https://www.wellesnet.com/magnificen...rsons-hunters/

[Nitroes]

© NBC News

Like most AI, it'll be shite, then.

[apricissimus]

I think the whole idea is stupid, but using dead people's likenesses without their permission is just ghoulish. (And no, I don't think their heirs can give permission on their behalf. Morally speaking.)

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by apricissimus

I think the whole idea is stupid, but using dead people's likenesses without their permission is just ghoulish. (And no, I don't think their heirs can give permission on their behalf. Morally speaking.)

This whole thing is just an advertisement for the company. They even state they don’t have the rights to it, so they can’t publicly exhibit it. It’s an elaborate proof of concept and advertisement for the company.

[Kyle15]

This is so bad. Oh but but but guys, it's a gimmick! And a novelty! If you don't like it don't watch it! Also it's meaningless. But it's not. It's going to make a lot of money and that's what matters. Yes.

[Stanis]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

This whole thing is just an advertisement for the company. They even state they don’t have the rights to it, so they can’t publicly exhibit it. It’s an elaborate proof of concept and advertisement for the company.

Watched the interview with that CEO, he says this but also that "training our AI on Orson Welles and his masterpieces will mean we can do live action" so no, its not just POC, its a way for them to train/steal cinematic techniques