As a film aficionado since childhood, 'lost' films have always held fascination for me, whether:
As an example of a 'found' film, The Other Side Of The Wind does not make me hold out much hope about the quality of those lost. Other than some glimpses of the wonderful Lilli Palmer and the usual strong performance by John Huston, this feels like a poorly produced collection of 1970's home movies. It is almost ironic when screening the film-within-the-film, one character remarks "Hey isn't this out of order?" and another comments "Does it really matter?"
- lost long after initial release (such as Convention City 1933)
- seen once and never released for whatever reason (such as the first, silent, Marx Bros movie Humorisk 1921)
- films contemplated but never produced (countless examples)
- films stalled or abandoned during production (such as this one).
As an example of a 'found' film, The Other Side Of The Wind does not make me hold out much hope about the quality of those lost. Other than some glimpses of the wonderful Lilli Palmer and the usual strong performance by John Huston, this feels like a poorly produced collection of 1970's home movies. It is almost ironic when screening the film-within-the-film, one character remarks "Hey isn't this out of order?" and another comments "Does it really matter?"