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Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)

2023·Movie
1h 2min
95
MasterpieceGoodWatch score

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Striking style.

Energy

Scary

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Scare7
  • Tension6
  • Spectacle5

Heart

Profoundly sad and nostalgic

  • Melancholy9
  • Nostalgia9
  • Pathos8

Humor

Some dark humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Dark Humor7
  • Absurdist Humor3
  • Satire & Parody3

World

History, society, and mystery

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • World Immersion8
  • Novelty8
  • Ambiguity7

Craft

Standout direction

  • Direction8
  • Intrigue8
  • Acting7

Style

Standout cinematography and visual style

A distinctive visual signature.

  • Cinematography8
  • Visual Stylization8
  • Editing7

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This is not a film by Khavn

Lost cinema. Lost culture. Lost country. Lost people. How to recreate the past with nothing? Cinema of the impossible. The silent past is a horror film. The smell of nitrate in the morning. How many ghosts can the cinema contain? 75 films. 22 years. What is the numerological significance? Too late. Never too late.
Lost Silent FilmsPhilippine HistoryCinema of MemoryCultural ReclamationMelancholic ReflectionHistorical TraumaNitrate Film PreservationMeta-Narrative Exploration

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95
MasterpieceGoodWatch score

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What is Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933) rated?

Disturbing imagery

Content advisories: disturbing imagery.

How long is Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)?

1 h 2 min

Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933) runs 1 h 2 min.

What language is Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933) in?

Filipino

It was made in Filipino. Produced in Philippines.