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June 30, 2026

Il Cinema Ritrovato: A Festival Dispatch

44 minutes

In this extra-hot special emergency dispatch episode, Devan's in Bologna, Italy at Il Cinema Ritrovato, the world's premiere archival film festival! Every year, tens of thousands of cinephiles gather in Italy to watch old movies presented anew. He's joined by Tom Charity, VIFF Centre's year-round programmer, to discuss this remarkable festival, the films they saw, and all the questions raised by various methods of film exhibition.

Chapters:

00:00 - Welcome to Bologna

01:02 - What is Il Cinema Ritrovato?

02:59 - All the Directors are Dead"

07:07 - Old European Cities & Heat Waves

10:20 - Festival Highlights: Barbara Stanwyck & Co.

18:25 - Pakeezah (1972)

23:26 - What Price Glory (1926) & MoMA Restorations

26:11 - Ball of Fire (1941)

27:58 - The Devils (1971)

29:05 - Ludwig (1973)

34:23 - Carbon Arc Projection