Opasniye Povoroty
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Opasniye Povoroty, also known as Dangerous Turns [English], was the first dramatic film shot in the Soviet-designed Kinopanorama
format. The screenplay concerns the love of two rival motorcycle drivers for one of two twin-sisters. The film was shot in Estonia in 1960-61, and released internationally in 1962. In 1999, Fifth Continent Australia Pty Ltd and Vision 146 SARL commissioned the restoration of 2-reels from the 11-reel film. These have since been screened at the former New Neon Movies in Dayton, Ohio
, USA, the Cinerama Dome
in Hollywood, California, and most recently at the Bradford Widescreen Festival on 19 March, 2008. Plans to restore the remaining reels were abandoned in 2001 due to the high cost of the complete restoration.
Kinopanorama
Kinopanorama is a three-lens, three-film widescreen film format. Although Kinopanorama was initially known as Panorama in the Soviet Union the name was later revised to include its current name prior to the premier screenings in Moscow in 1958. In some countries, including Cuba, Greece, Norway and...
format. The screenplay concerns the love of two rival motorcycle drivers for one of two twin-sisters. The film was shot in Estonia in 1960-61, and released internationally in 1962. In 1999, Fifth Continent Australia Pty Ltd and Vision 146 SARL commissioned the restoration of 2-reels from the 11-reel film. These have since been screened at the former New Neon Movies in Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
, USA, the Cinerama Dome
Cinerama Dome
Pacific Theatres' Cinerama Dome is a movie theater located at 6360 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Designed to present widescreen, 70mm Cinerama films, it opened November 7, 1963. Today it continues as a leading first run theater.- History :...
in Hollywood, California, and most recently at the Bradford Widescreen Festival on 19 March, 2008. Plans to restore the remaining reels were abandoned in 2001 due to the high cost of the complete restoration.