电影如蝴蝶，漂亮而短寿。千机万变抓住美好固已难能可贵，留住永恒之美，庶几无憾。印度气候潮热，多亏人称「奈尔先生」的印度电影保育之父，无数濒临损毁边缘的珍贵作品，得以保存修复。由门票收藏家变身菲林卫士，不避跋涉直入穷乡挽救烟没的电影，奈尔走过的路可有十万八千里？看着旧片重温、各式制作公司商标的片头蒙太奇，印度电影史彷佛就在经他保留的影框之间无言揭示。遑论波兰大师赞禄西、斯里兰卡国宝培里斯等锦上添花的访谈，直构一场知性大丰收。HenriLanglois,theFrenchfilmpreservationpioneer,haditeasycomparedtoP.K.Nair.Nair,thefounderoftheNationalFilmArchiveofIndia,hasbeeninstrumentalinsalvaginghiscountry'scinematicheritage,fromearlysilentfilmstoregionalcinematoevenpopularHindimovies.Hehasalsobeenateachertoahostoffilmmakers,includingthisdocumentary'sdirector.Heartfeltandilluminating,thisisacelebrationofcinemaandamanwhospendshislifesafeguardingfilmforfuturegenerations.
