
Untilafewyearsago,allcopiesofthefilms"TheLastCabinBoy"(1983)weremissed,onlyonecopyexistedonVHS.However,thedirectorJorgeLopezfinallyfoundinthecellarsoftheoriginalnegativesChileFilmsofproductionbasedonthenovelbyFranciscoColoane.Hewonanaudiovisualfundtorestorethetape,remasteredversionofwhichdebutedinMayonthescreensofTVN.<br/> "Weworkwiththelatestgenerationofdigitaltechnologyers.Thecolorsareelaborationandtheimagewascleanedframebyframe.Inaddition,thesoundofthefilmisnowsurround(withmultiplechannelsofaudio)andthedialoguesareheardveryclear.It'salmostasifthefilmhadarebirth."<br/> Andtofurtherreviewhiswork,thedirectorrealizedthatthepacewasveryslowunderthecurrentstandards,sowedecidedtogoback,togivethemmorespeed."Theopportunitytoremakeyourmovieafteralmost30yearshasnotalltheworld,soItooktoimprovetheoriginal.Thereisanoticeablechangeinthenarrative,asitwasbeforeandnowthelinearwholemess.Imadethismovieaimedatchildren,nottoloseaclassicChileanliterature.Andtodayisthatthesechildrenhaveadifferentconceptnarrative,completelyopposite.Infact,IshowedthemovietomychildrenandIsaid'itisentertaining,butveryslow."<br/> Similarly,Lopez,whoisatelevisionproducerinthe"Prat"(from"Heroes"),launchedtheDVDofthefilmstarringGonzaloMeza,TeresitaRivasTessierandSunday.<br/> TheproductionalsocomeinadeluxeeditionthatincludesadocumentaryonFranciscoColoane,basedonaninterviewwiththedirectorhimselfin1990,wherethewriteraddresseshiscreativeprocess,acopyofthebookandrepublishedbyAlfaguaraCDthenewsoundtracktothefilm,byEduardoGattiandhissonManuel.Gatticomposedthethemeforthe1983film,"TheNavigator".


