Comments on: Lost Chaplin film bought for $5 off eBay http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/3940 History fetish? What history fetish? Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:53:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: livius drusus http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/3940/comment-page-1#comment-39196 livius drusus Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:09:33 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=3940#comment-39196 Who said it was an altruistic venture? I didn't read that implication in the article. Mind you, documentaries rarely make a lot of money, so the investors are certainly risking that they'll never see their £120,000 again, but I'm sure they hope to get their money back plus some profit. I also don't think it's exploitative to make a film about the find. It's unique, historical, features one of the most famous actors of all time, and covers all kinds of interesting WWI-era political ground. I'm looking forward to seeing their research pay off. Who said it was an altruistic venture? I didn’t read that implication in the article.

Mind you, documentaries rarely make a lot of money, so the investors are certainly risking that they’ll never see their £120,000 again, but I’m sure they hope to get their money back plus some profit.

I also don’t think it’s exploitative to make a film about the find. It’s unique, historical, features one of the most famous actors of all time, and covers all kinds of interesting WWI-era political ground. I’m looking forward to seeing their research pay off.

]]> By: jonathan http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/3940/comment-page-1#comment-39195 jonathan Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:58:12 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=3940#comment-39195 Not to be too cynical but I am guessing the $5 canister and the money spent on this documentary is in the ultimate goal of making a lot more by exploiting the new footage. Not that there is anything wrong with that but at least they shouldn't tell us this is an altruistic venture. Just a thought. End. ----------------------------- The End is Coming History will be Back... http://endiscomingblog.com Also on History News Network (hnn.us) Not to be too cynical but I am guessing the $5 canister and the money spent on this documentary is in the ultimate goal of making a lot more by exploiting the new footage. Not that there is anything wrong with that but at least they shouldn’t tell us this is an altruistic venture.

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