Startup Attempts To Recreate Lost Ambersons Footage

Startup Fable, led by Edward Saatchi, is using generative AI to attempt to recreate the 43 minutes of lost footage from Orson Welles' 1942 film The Magnificent Ambersons, according to a New Yorker profile published this week. The piece details technical hurdles, rights and estate negotiations, and mixed reactions from film historians, raising legal and aesthetic questions about AI-driven film restoration.
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