new scan / work in progress restoration

it is not necessary to hope in order to try, nor is it necessary to succeed in order to persist

Introduced by Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter, with Q&A after.

audience member asked if McQueen would consider splitting the film into shorter parts for wide release. McQueen interrupted the question and asked if that person would split Wagner to make him more digestible or if they would try forcing size four shoes on his (McQueen’s) own size ten feet. “why should Cinema be limited to 90 minutes?”
king shit

with another great introduction by Sam WM

first viewing since reading Balzac's History of the Thirteen