VCI: First Look at New Restoration of The Love Light (1921)
Posted September 3, 2024 11:21 PM by Webmaster
VCI Entertainment has provided two promotional trailers for its upcoming Blu-ray release of Frances Marion's The Love Light (1921), starring Mary Pickford, Evelyn Dumo, Fred Thompson, Eddie Phillips, and Albert Prisco. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market in December.
Description: The Love Light takes place during the first World War, where Mary Pickford plays a young Italian woman, Angela Carlotti, who tends the local lighthouse and falls in love with a man she rescues from the sea. Her small village suffers devastating losses from the war, and when Angela realizes her lover is a German spy, the story takes a dramatic and unexpected turn. Angela must come to terms with her mistakes and set things right while finding her strength through such troubled times. Angela's bravery and beautiful spirit bring love and light into the lives of those around her, giving hope for a brighter future after so much pain and heartache.
Mary's dear friend, Frances Marion wrote and directed the film which features Frances's husband, Fred Thomson, as Mary's love interest. The Love Light was filmed in Carmel and Monterey, California which masqueraded as the Italian coastline and the stunning cinematography of Henry Cronjager and Charles Rosher, is revelatory today.
Restoration note:
Filmed in 1912, a collaboration between friends, Mary Pickford and Frances Marion, this silent gem was reconstructed from multiple sources by UCLA Film and TV Archive for the Mary Pickford Foundation. Then passed on to VCI Entertainment for final restoration before global re-release. Final restoration by Tiffany L Clayton on behalf of VCI Entertainment.