Night Tide in 4K
Night Tide in 4K
“You think you’ve discovered reality, but you don’t even know what it is.” Written and directed by Curtis Harrington, Night Tide presents a world in which undefined realms float around, blurring boundaries between reality and fantasy. Dennis Hopper is profoundly charming in his portrayal of Johnny, a young sailor who is spellbound by Mora, an enigmatic woman who performs as a mermaid at the Santa Monica Pier carnival. Set near the water in Santa Monica and Venice Beach, Night Tide dives into the purgatory domain of dreamy love, which is cursed by doomed imagination, like a beautiful nightmare underwater.
DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Curtis Harrington. WITH: Dennis Hopper, Linda Lawson, Gavin Muir, Luana Anders. 1961. 86 min. USA. B&W. English. 4K DCP. Restored in 2018 by Peter Conheim/Cinema Preservation Alliance and by NWR.com from the severely degraded original 35mm negative and track, with partial integration of the previous photochemical restoration by Academy Film Archive/Mark Toscano. Restoration services provided by Hiventy/France with the assistance of Kodak.
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