zombie84 said:
Backlighting it is a bit tough because of the dye layers, but with modern scanning tools it can be done. Not ideal, but more than doable. Take a look at all the films that are Technicolor negatives--Wizard of Oz, for example. Looks pretty kick ass to me. .
But remember- unlike Star Wars, The Wizard Of OZ has B&W negatives as it was shot back in the day of the 3-strip cameras, so only the prints were Dye-Transfer. The negatives were used for the DVD/Blu-ray transfers, not the prints (except for color reference).