But treat the Archive version as a , not a possession. Watch it. Fall in love with the raw emotion of Jean-Pierre Léaud’s face. Note the miraculous tracking shot through the crowded classroom. Gasp at the final freeze-frame. Then, if you can, buy the film. Pay for the restoration. Support the preservationists. Because the Internet Archive is a beacon of access, but the survival of film art depends on paying for it, too.
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