Post by Goobsausage on Aug 6, 2015 12:55:31 GMT -6
You may be thinking "what's so special about an unreleased Jerry Lewis movie?". Well, this isn't just any movie. This is "The Day The Clown Cried."
The infamous movie is about a clown who is sent to a Nazi concentration camp and ends with him leading children to the gas chambers. Lewis has been sitting on the only copy of the movie since 1972 and there was only one known screening of it.
Here's an article on the announcement. It also goes into a bit more detail about all the mystery and lore surrounding the movie.
blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/jerry-lewis-the-day-the-clown-cried-added-to-the-library-of-congress-but-with-a-10-year-screening-embargo-20150806
As someone who's interested in unreleased/lost media and thought the movie's preservation never happen, this seems pretty cool. But at the same time... I don't think I actually want to watch the movie. There is also a 10-year screening embargo on the movie.
Any thoughts?
The infamous movie is about a clown who is sent to a Nazi concentration camp and ends with him leading children to the gas chambers. Lewis has been sitting on the only copy of the movie since 1972 and there was only one known screening of it.
Here's an article on the announcement. It also goes into a bit more detail about all the mystery and lore surrounding the movie.
blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/jerry-lewis-the-day-the-clown-cried-added-to-the-library-of-congress-but-with-a-10-year-screening-embargo-20150806
As someone who's interested in unreleased/lost media and thought the movie's preservation never happen, this seems pretty cool. But at the same time... I don't think I actually want to watch the movie. There is also a 10-year screening embargo on the movie.
Any thoughts?
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