In the news release, Louis XIII Cognac and The Film Foundation
Premiere the Restored 1919 Classic THE BROKEN BUTTERFLY in
Los Angeles at The Egyptian
Theatre on December 13, issued
14-Dec-2019 by LOUIS XIII over PR
Newswire, we are advised by the company that additional photos have
been included. The corrected release with the new photos
follows:
Louis XIII Cognac and The Film Foundation Premiere the Restored
1919 Classic THE BROKEN BUTTERFLY in Los Angeles at The Egyptian
Theatre on December 13
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- LOUIS XIII
Cognac, The Film Foundation, the American Cinematheque &
Filmmaker David O. Russell, co-hosted the Los Angeles premiere screening of Maurice Tourneur's silent film THE BROKEN
BUTTERFLY on December 13 at the
iconic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, Los
Angeles, California. Guests were treated to a live musical
accompaniment by instructors from the Young Musicians Foundation.
The screening was followed by a Q&A and private dinner
co-hosted by Oscar nominated writer and director (Silver Linings
Playbook, American Hustle, The Fighter) David O. Russell at The Sunset Tower Hotel in
West Hollywood. The guests
included industry's most sought-after names in film, fashion,
culture, and journalism including: Casey
Graf (Actor, "Fired Up"), Eli
Roth (Writer, Actor, Director), Jack Huston (Actor), Jana Savage (Actor, "The Perfect Match"),
Keegan Key (Actor/Comedian,
"Key & Peele/The Lion King"), Laure Hériard Dubreuil
(Founder and Creative Director, The Webster), Mathieu Demy
(Actor), Rachel Roy
(Designer), Rajendra Roy
(Chief Film Curator, Film, MoMA), Shannon Click (Model), Stosh Mintek (CEO, Ghetto Film School),
Todd Newman (Writer,
Producer, Director) and Ludovic du Plessis.
"To see a pristine print of this beautiful 1919 film is to
make history alive with vitality by traveling through time to see
it for ourselves – this is only one of the reasons it is a treasure
to preserve and restore these remarkable cinematic
artifacts," David O. Russell,
filmmaker.
"I'm grateful for The Film Foundation's partnership with
LOUIS XIII. For many years, they have provided generous support for
the foundation's preservation, exhibition, and education programs.
LOUIS XIII is passionate about its own legacy, and it's gratifying
to know they are equally committed to protecting the world's
cinematic heritage and sharing these great works of art with
audiences for decades to come," said Martin Scorsese, Founder & Chair of The Film
Foundation.
"Thanks to The Film Foundation and Martin Scorsese, THE BROKEN BUTTERFLY can be
experienced once again one century later. Restoring this piece of
memory is for us, at LOUIS XIII, a real pleasure and honour. Time
is our raw material," said Ludovic du Plessis, Global Executive
Director of LOUIS XIII.
In continuance of "100 Years," a series of artistic projects
curated by LOUIS XIII, THE BROKEN BUTTERFLY was originally
completed in 1919 to be rediscovered 100 years later, thanks to a
meticulous restoration by Scorsese's The Film Foundation, supported
by LOUIS XIII. A hauntingly beautiful film by director Maurice Tourneur, THE BROKEN BUTTERFLY tells the
eternal story of love lost and found; of emotions and memories that
shape a lifetime. The Los Angeles
screening is the third in a series of events by LOUIS XIII and TFF
to showcase the artistic project.
The movie THE BROKEN BUTTERFLY is available as of December 14th, 2019 on The Film
Foundation website: www.film-foundation.org
Photography provided by Owen
Kolasinski / BFA on behalf of Louis XIII and is available
here.
THE UNIQUE STYLE OF A SILENT ARTIST
Maurice Tourneur (1876-1961) began his film
career in France in 1912. Over two
years, he made numerous films about fiery young spirits, often
orphans, seeking shelter and love. In 1914, he moved to
New Jersey, and then Hollywood, and spent the next 14 years
directing more than 50 silent films. Renowned in America for his
mastery of lighting, design, and atmosphere, his unique sense of
stylization helped to shape the industry. Maurice Tourneur worked in many genres, but a
recurring theme ran throughout his opus: the universal story of
women and the ingenuity they often have to use to find happiness -
a theme that continues to resonate today.
ABOUT THE FILM: THE BROKEN BUTTERFLY
Based on the
novel Marcene by Penelope Knapp, THE
BROKEN BUTTERFLY is about a young woman, Marcene Elliot, who one day while wandering
through the woods, meets Darrell
Thorne, a visiting composer looking for inspiration to write
a symphony. Darrell finds his muse in Marcene and the two soon fall
in love. Darrell writes a symphony named for Marcene and asks her
to accompany him to New York for
its premiere, but she refuses, fearing the reaction of her Aunt
Zabie. After Marcene gives birth to a daughter, her aunt's anger
and her own fears drive her to attempt suicide. Darrell returns to
hear from a repentant Aunt Zabie that Marcene is dead. He travels
to relieve his suffering and meets Marcene's sister on the Riviera
where she is conducting his symphony. They marry and return to
Marcene's home to discover Marcene still alive but dying of a
broken heart. Darrell's love revived; he proposes to Marcene after
his wife releases him. Marcene dies happy and Darrell and her
sister resume their marriage, now with Marcene's child.
Restored in 2019 by The Film Foundation at L'Immagine Ritrovata
Laboratory in association with La Fondation Jérôme
Seydoux-Pathé. As a tribute to its longstanding relationship with
time and dedication to preserving craftsmanship, LOUIS XIII COGNAC
has partnered to restore this rarely seen movie to be rediscovered
100 years after. Restored from the 35mm nitrate duplicate negative
from La Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé. 4K scanning, colour grading, digital image
restoration and film recording by L'Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna,
Italy.
ABOUT LOUIS XIII COGNAC
Think a century ahead. Each
decanter is the life achievement of generations of cellar
masters.
Since its origins in 1874, each generation of cellar master selects
from our cellars the most precious eaux-de-vie for LOUIS XIII.
Today, Cellar Master Baptiste Loiseau is setting aside our finest
eaux-de-vie as a legacy to his successors for the coming century.
LOUIS XIII is an exquisite blend of up to 1,200 eaux-de-vie sourced
from Grande Champagne, the first cru
of the Cognac region. The legendary decanters have been made of
fine crystal for generations, mouth-blown by some of the most
skilled master craftsmen. LOUIS XIII features exceptional aromas
evoking myrrh, honey, dried roses, plum, honeysuckle, cigar box,
leather, figs and passion fruit.
ABOUT THE FILM FOUNDATION
Created in 1990 by
Martin Scorsese, The Film Foundation
is dedicated to protecting and preserving motion picture history.
By working in partnership with archives and studios, the foundation
has helped to restore over 850 films, presenting them at festivals,
museums, and theatres around the world. To date, TFF's World Cinema
Project has enabled the restoration of 40 films from 24 countries,
representing the rich diversity of global cinema. The foundation is
also teaching young people about film through The Story of Movies,
an innovative curriculum used by over 100,000 educators across the
U.S. Joining Scorsese on the board of directors are Woody Allen, Paul Thomas
Anderson, Wes Anderson,
Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Peter
Jackson, Ang Lee,
George Lucas, Christopher Nolan, Alexander Payne, Robert
Redford, and Steven
Spielberg. The Film Foundation is aligned with the Directors
Guild of America.
PRESS CONTACTS, LOUIS XIII
Kate Nelson T: 646 300 5937 E:
Kate.Nelson@remy-cointreau.com
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