In 2024, one of the great filmmaking mysteries was solved when footage from “The Day the Clown Cried” was made available to the public through the Library of Congress. The release came after a decade-long waiting period, with creator Jerry Lewis finally willing to share what remained of the production, but only after his death (in 2017). However, this grand unveiling (which, admittedly, didn’t cause much of a commotion) wasn’t the first time the feature was presented, and the documentary “From Darkness to Light” examines the picture’s journey from an iffy idea to a production debacle, with a few men working the late shift at a film studio largely responsible for preserving an endeavor Lewis himself wishes never existed. Directors Eric Friedler and Michael Lurie offer a rich understanding of creative and monetary woes in “From Darkness to Light,” out to clarify exactly what “The Day the Clown Cried” is and why Lewis was compelled to make it, turning himself inside out in the process. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com