A Lost Art

This is the finest example of why the internet is good.

This documentary will never be released on DVD or shown on television again.

This is because some faceless corporations who own the rights to some of the clips used are blocking it's release. They are not interested in the art and knowledge in which they own; things which aren't as tangiable like money.
They do not understand the wider picture that by showing this great documentary to a new audience they will garner more interest in the films rights in which they own. Kevin Brownlow has dedicated his life to the preservation and restoration of the world's greatest art form: Motion Picture. This is his reward.

This series, will eventually be pulled from Youtube, just like it has been on numerous other Youtube channels down the years.

There is also another issue concerning films made before 1940. A lot of films have been noted as "lost", but this is not strictly true. There are a lot of people in the world who have the original reels of these "lost" films, but refuse to donate them to film institutions as they need a financial incentive to do this.

I want to bring this to people's attention because there is a real risk that all this may one day be lost forever. Silent films is where movie magic was born and cinema is just as culturally significant as a Turner, a Renoir or a Titian.