The Power of Love (lost 3D drama film; 1922): Difference between revisions

From The Lost Media Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
No edit summary
(Added Lost box, fixed grammar and formatting, added references)
Line 1: Line 1:
''The Power of Love ''is a 1922 silent film directed by Nat Deverich. The film is most notable for being the very first 3D film in the world. The film itself was a melodrama revolving around a girl named Maria betrothed to a criminal, and falls in love with a man he wounded <ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=1626 review posted by the American Film Institute] Retrieved 10 Jun '14.</ref>. The fate of the film is unknown, and is most likely lost to the ages after it's only showing, and not even publicity stills seem to exist.
{{InfoboxLost
|title=<center>The Power of Love (1922)</center>
|image=Stereoscopic camera.jpg
|imagecaption=A stereoscopic camera, which allowed the viewer to see the film in 3D.
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
}}


The film was also re-released in 1923/24 in 2D under the title ''Forbidden Lover'', which is also lost.
''The Power of Love'' is a 1922 3D silent film directed by Nat Deverich. The film is most notable for being the very first 3D film in the world, utilizing a red-and-green anaglyph system.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Love_(film) Wikipedia article.] Retrieved 25 Mar '16.</ref> Viewers were also given the option to choose the ending of the film by looking into either the red or green lens, portraying either a happy or tragic ending. Despite this innovative technique, the film was not received well and was not screened many times.
 
The plot is a melodrama revolving around a girl betrothed to a criminal who falls in love with a man he has wounded <ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=1626 review posted by the American Film Institute] Retrieved 10 Jun '14.</ref>.
 
The film is now considered lost, and no footage is known to exist. The film was re-released in 1923-24 in 2D as ''Forbidden Lover'', which is now also lost.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:11, 26 March 2016

Stereoscopic camera.jpg

A stereoscopic camera, which allowed the viewer to see the film in 3D.

Status: Lost


The Power of Love is a 1922 3D silent film directed by Nat Deverich. The film is most notable for being the very first 3D film in the world, utilizing a red-and-green anaglyph system.[1] Viewers were also given the option to choose the ending of the film by looking into either the red or green lens, portraying either a happy or tragic ending. Despite this innovative technique, the film was not received well and was not screened many times.

The plot is a melodrama revolving around a girl betrothed to a criminal who falls in love with a man he has wounded [2].

The film is now considered lost, and no footage is known to exist. The film was re-released in 1923-24 in 2D as Forbidden Lover, which is now also lost.

References

  1. Wikipedia article. Retrieved 25 Mar '16.
  2. review posted by the American Film Institute Retrieved 10 Jun '14.