Jonathan Zielske

it was part of Melville's distinctive visual style. i am uncertain as to how one might recreate that dull, washed-out but still contrasty look without color timing in the processing stage or the telecine stage. i can't imagine that his films weren't graded to look the way that they do. here is a good representation of the look, as well as a botched transfer by criterion: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare2/cerclerouge/cerclerouge3.html

I was having some issues with my account. Anyway, Orwo BW film is intriguing, but can you go into detail about the purchasing/processing...process? Are there any examples of this film around the net?