Unohdetut kuvat (TV Movie 1995)

Unohdetut kuvat (TV Movie 1995). 53m | K-7

“Documentary is all about taking real life and shaping it into a story. u0026#39;Forgotten Silveru0026#39; suggests that real part doesnu0026#39;t even have to be real, as long as the storyu0026#39;s good.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI watched this again tonight – probably the 4th or 5th time Iu0026#39;ve seen it since it was first screened as an (allegedly) true doco back in 1996. Despite knowing the whole thing was cod, I was quite surprised to find tears in my eyes as NZ pioneer film-maker Colin McKenzie accidentally filmed his own death in Spain, so drawn was I into the story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOnce you strip away the hype over the hoax factor, whatu0026#39;s left is just a great story about a struggling film maker facing and almost overcoming insurmountable obstacles to create a work of mad genius. Anyone expecting belly laughs from u0026#39;Forgotten Silveru0026#39; is probably going to be disappointed, because viewed as a story, this isnu0026#39;t a comedy – itu0026#39;s a tragedy. Itu0026#39;s no wonder so many people were sucked into believing it when it first screened – the Colin McKenzie saga has an emotional depth which is heartbreaking.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBonus points for a brilliant musical score, some superb technical effects (especially the corroded, bubbling, self-destructing nitrate film; most filmmakers would have settled for a couple of cliché tramlines to make the footage look old), and the gorgeous Thomas Robbins as Colin McKenzie.”