February 16ths (Silent Film)

 2/16/2003

Interesting documentary on PBS on World War II, “The Perilous War”, where they discovered a cache of colored footage taken during the war. There's something about it that's so compelling, and it doesn't look retouched or colorized. as far as I know. It surprises you because you've gotten so used to black and white images from that time, that seeing color creates a new context, and makes it seem less old. Interesting analogy: silent films that you later discover we're not silent at all. Now when I look at those old photographs of Dad in World War II and can envision them in motion and in color.

Silent Film (2/16/2003) by meta4s