Kolkata, Nov 7: A digitally restored version of 'Sikkim,' Satyajit Ray's 1971 documentary which everyone has heard about but not being able to see till date, will be shown during the 14th Kolkata Film Festival to be held from November 10 to 17.
"A digital view of the film will be available before the end of the festival," Josef Lindner, preservationist with the U S Academy of Motion Pictures, now restoring the film, said.
The rights of the film at present rests with a trust which had already given informal permission for the screening, an American Centre official said, adding that a formal intimation from the right holders was expected in the next five days.
Commissioned by the then Chogyal (King) of Sikkim and his wife, the film earned censorship both from them and from the Indian government after the state's accession to India in 1975.
All known prints of the films were subsequently destroyed.
However, a print of the film was discovered in the archives of the British Film Academy in 2003 which is being restored digitally, Lindner, whose major restoration projects include 'The Sound of Music,' and 'Patton,' said.
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