Films Restored By The Film Foundation

The Film Foundation operates through several specialized initiatives to address the diverse needs of film preservation:

The Foundation’s work spans Hollywood classics, avant-garde experiments, and global treasures through its . Staff/FAQ - The Film Foundation films restored by the film foundation

Scorsese formed The Film Foundation with a board of directors including Woody Allen, Robert Altman, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Stanley Kubrick, George Lucas, Sydney Pollack, Robert Redford, and Steven Spielberg. Their mission: to ensure that future generations could see the films that changed their lives exactly as they were meant to be seen. A cornerstone of the French New Wave, Breathless

A cornerstone of the French New Wave, Breathless was shot on the streets of Paris with a gritty, run-and-gun style. While the aesthetic is rough by design, time had not been kind to the prints. The Film Foundation partnered with the Cinémathèque Française to stabilize the image and clean the audio, preserving the jump cuts and handheld camera work without the distractions of dirt and scratches. It allows modern viewers to feel the raw energy that shocked the cinematic world in 1960. It allows modern viewers to feel the raw