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> I found these pix fascinating.
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> http://www.openmyeyeslord.net/ALookBackInHistory.htm
Wow, it's amazing how much colour seems to reduce the historical distance. I thought that spate of docos a few years ago based on colour WWII footage was pretty great too.
Mike Beggs *****************
Yes. It's almost as if you can step into a past reality. The historical distance is the same as say, "Casablanca"; but, as much I like that film, the further away in time I get from it, the less real it seems. These pix though, stir the reality of the past to an immediate presence. Must be the colour helps create this sensation. I think there were colourized films of WWI as well, put on SBS or ABC a couple of years ago too.
Mike B)
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