Cannot open my iphoto library after iphoto upgrade

- i have a newest iphoto 11, latest update
- all my libraries are backuped with a timemachine
- my iphoto library has 118GB (unfortunatelly)
- new iphoto cannot open my library
- i tried restore library from a time machine to a new location, iphoto cannot open it (used option key to change the active library)
- i tried option+command when starting iphoto - all options, all checkboxes
- i tried iphoto library manager - i was able to rebuild the database and open it with iphoto, but i am missing all hidden photos from the original library (i have it checked in iphoto library manager preferences)
- i tried change permission via terminal, doesn't work
- i read many discussions, googled, find no answers to hidden photos, or new solutions
- i had an idea to somehow split my iphoto library in finder/show package contents, etc... tried to move directories from (data, modified and originals by year), but it does not work)
- i am out of options
What else I can try? Iphoto library manager was close, but without hidden photos

no, no, just trying to find some solution
i don't understand that it's corupted, how come?
i was able to use it with previous iphoto in 2010. As I was using many libraries, for different situations, all my other libraries were transfered well (they dont become corupted) - it was like 8 months ago. This month I found my oldest library, where my 2000-2009 photos were stored is not working. I would like to go back 8 months when I was using old iphoto.
anyhow, thank you for reading and for trying to help.

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