Dawson City: Frozen Time

Dawson City: Frozen Time

Film poster
Directed by Bill Morrison
Written by Bill Morrison
Distributed by Kino Lorber
Release date
  • September 5, 2016 (2016-09-05) (Venice)
Running time
 120 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $62,352[1]

Dawson City: Frozen Time is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Bill Morrison.[2] It was screened in the Horizions section at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.[3] It concerns the 1978 recovery in Dawson City of 500 silent films thought to be lost, which were found under a former ice-skating rink.[4][5] Along with the lost films, there was also footage of other events, including the 1919 World Series.[6]

Critical response

Dawson City: Frozen Time has received positive reviews from critics. Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "If you love film, if you’re intoxicated by the way movies combine image and emotion, be prepared to swoon."[7] Glenn Kenny of The New York Times praised the film "as an instantaneously recognizable masterpiece."[8] Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 100% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on 26 reviews with an average score of 8.1/10.

References

  1. ↑ "Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Dawson City: Frozen Time". Picture Palace Pictures. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ "La Biennale di Venezia - Orizzonti". Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Weschler, Lawrence (September 14, 2016). "The Discovery, and Remarkable Recovery, of the King Tut’s Tomb of Silent-Era Cinema". Vanity Fair. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Lost and Found no. 2 – Dawson City". The Bioscope. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Footage of scandalous 1919 World Series saved by Yukon permafrost". CBC News. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ Turan, Kenneth (June 15, 2017). "'Dawson City: Frozen Time' details the astonishing discovery of a treasure-trove of forgotten film". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ↑ Kenny, Glenn (June 8, 2017). "In 'Dawson City: Frozen Time,' Early Movies Lost and Found". The New York Times.
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