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Title: A Different Perspective
Review: Most documentaries on early cinema concentrate on the American based contributions of Edison, Dickson etc,. These two, specifically dealing with sound and colour, bring in a whole new cast of characters, mostly European, who made significant, if mostly forgotten contributions. Some, like the bizarre inset of a conductor at the bottom of the screen to lead the orchestra, are mind boggling but indicative of the imaginative ways used to try and overcome shortcomings. Not always well balanced, but never dull, two very interesting documentaries.
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