A new restoration of Sony Pictures' Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa (AKA Sandra) will premiere at this year's Venice Film Festival. The festival's classics strand, Venezia Classici, began only last year but aims to present the best newly restored works from film libraries around the world.
This year sees no exception. A total of 25 new restorations will be on show, ranging from feature films to documentaries and shorts.
Sandra
The guest host for the Venezia Classici will be Italian film icon , star of Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa and other classics such as . Cardinale's attendance will bring back memories of 1957 when she first travelled to the festival as a prize for winning a beauty contest.
Directed by Luchino Visconti, Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa won the prestigious Golden Lion in 1965. It is one of four classics to feature in this year's classic film section whose restoration was made possible thanks to copies conserved at the Historic Archives of the Contemporary Arts, headed by the festival itself.
This new restoration from Sony Pictures is available internationally.
The 70^^th^^ edition of the Venice Film Festival will take place from 28^^th^^ August to 7^^th^^ September. For more details on this year's Venezia Classici, head to the festival's website here
Restoration by Sony Pictures Entertainment in collaboration with Cineteca di Bologna at L'Immagine Ritrovata, Archivio Storico delle Arti Contemporanee di Venezia and The Film Foundation.
Vaghe stell dell'Orsa was restored in 4K at Colorworks at Sony Pictures Entertainment. A 35mm Fine Grain Master Positive from Sony Pictures and a 35mm Composite Print from the collection of the Historic Archives of the Contemporary Arts (ASAC) of the Biennale di Venezia, the most original surviving film materials in the world, were scanned in 4K at Colorworks and at L'Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna.
Both elements, made in 1965 from the long ago lost original camera negative, and each with its own set of inherent defects, were used to create the best visual image possible.
Digital image restoration to correct for damage was completed at L'Immagine Ritrovata, with audio restoration at Chace Audio by Deluxe in Los Angeles. Additional image restoration, color correction with colorist Scott Ostrowsky, 4K DCP and new digital 35mm preservation negatives were completed at Colorworks.
