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A Star Is Born (1954)
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Technicolor No. V: Dye transfer prints from chromogenic negative

A Star Is Born (USA 1954, George Cukor).

Credit: Academy Film Archive.

Photographs of the Technicolor dye-transfer safety print from 1954 by Michelle Beutler, ERC Advanced Grant FilmColors.

 

 

Contemporary Reception:

Anonymous (1954): A Star Is Born (CinemaScope). In: Film Bulletin, 22,21, Oct., p. 13. View Quote
Full text on the Media History Digital Library website. View Link

Anonymous (1954): Film Reviews. A Star Is Born. In: Variety, 196,4, Sep., p. 6. View Quote
Full text on the Media History Digital Library website. View Link

Crowther, Bosley (1954): Pretty Pictures. More Care With Color and Design Is Notable in New Films. In: The New York Times, Oct., p. x. View Quote
Full text on the The New York Times website. View Link

Crowther, Bosley (1954): The Screen. A Star Is Born Bows. Judy Garland, James Mason in Top Roles. In: The New York Times, Oct., p. 23. View Quote
Full text on the The New York Times website. View Link

 

 

Selected Analyses:

Harrell, Al (1984): The Making of A Star is Born. In: American Cinematographer, 65,2, pp. 34–37, on pp. 35–36. View Quote

Haver, Ronald (2002): A Star Is Born. The Making of the 1954 Movie and Its 1983 Restoration. New York; Milwaukee, WI: Applause Theatre and Cinema Books, on pp. 134–136 View Quote and on pp. 155–156. View Quote

 

 

Restoration:

Haver, Ronald (2002): A Star Is Born. The Making of the 1954 Movie and Its 1983 Restoration. New York; Milwaukee, WI: Applause Theatre and Cinema Books, on pp. 244–245 View Quote and on pp. 249–250. View Quote

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