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THIS FILM IS DANGEROUS

A Celebration of Nitrate Film
Editor: Roger Smither
Associate Editor: Catherine A Surowiec
Published by The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), Brussels 2002
ISBN: 2-9600296-0-7. Price: 60 Euros + mailing costs.
720 pages, 350 illustrations. Text by more than 100 contributors from 35 different countries.
Contents comprises:
Guest Editorials and Endorsements – from (Lord) Richard Attenborough, David Brown, Fay Kanin,
Leonard Maltin, (Lord) David Puttnam, and others.
The Last Nitrate Picture Show – papers by the speakers at the symposium which formed part of the
June 2000 FIAF Congress in London.
The Silver Lining – a collection of original essays on nitrate topics.
Everyday Nitrate – a section of original and reprinted material illustrating the ways people have
worked with celluloid, both during and after the nitrate era.
Luminous Impressions – accounts of restoration projects involving nitrate films.
When Time Ran Out – recollections of “Nitrate Can’t Wait” and “Last Film Search” campaigns from
around the world.
The Cost of Nitrate – fire and nitrate film.
Fiery Tails – a more light-hearted, anecdotal look at the theme of fire and nitrate.
Speaking of Nitrate - an anthology of archivists’ reminiscences.
Nitrate Muse – a sampling of original works inspired by the theme of nitrate film.
Bibliography and Filmography.

Authors include: Jean-Louis Bigourdan, Stephen Bottomore, Eileen Bowser, Harold Brown, Kevin
Brownlow, Suresh Chabria, Paolo Cherchi Usai, Carlos Roberto de Souza, Clive Donner, Ray
Edmondson, Manuel Gonzales Casanova, Jan-Christopher Horak, Clyde Jeavons, Martin Koerber,
Jerome Kuehl, Sam Kula, Tom Luddy, Janet McBain, Nicola Mazzanti, Jorge Martin Neira, Ib Monty,
P K Nair, Sunniva O’Flynn, Hisashi Okajima, Vladimir Opela, Dominique Paini, David Pierce, David
Robinson, Deac Rossell, Sami Sekeroglu, Paul Spehr, Angela Tong, Vanessa Toulmin and Christine
Whittaker.

To order this book send an Email to: info@fiafnet.org.

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