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I never thought I would ever see this day
Jul. 4th, 2008 11:33 amOriginal cut of Fritz Lang's Metropolis found in Argentina
Metropolis is one of my favorite films of all time. It was released in 1927 by Fritz Lang, but when it was taken to the States, an American film editor chopped it down, thinking that the 210 minute masterpiece was too complicated, and that audiences would laugh at a character named Hel.
Since that time, the original prints have been thought lost forever.
I originally fell in love with the Giorgio Moroder version, which was done in the eighties, with a few color effects, new translation, and a soundtrack featuring Loverboy, Pat Benatar, Adam Ant, etc.
The Kino version just came out a few years ago, and I was absolutely thrilled to find out that someone had located the original title cards, and was able to reconstruct dialogue and scenes long missing from the film. The result was a terrific reconstruction, but a quarter of the film was still lost, and no one held out hope that it would ever be located.
I am absolutely giddy right now. I am very much hoping that the Kino team will reconstruct this new footage. Apparently it is scratched, and I'm certain there is some disintegration, but it doesn't sound like it's insurmountable. My fangirling of this film is so strong that I even wrote a twenty-page paper about it during college.
I will be walking on clouds all week. I wonder how soon before we can purchase this version?
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ellid has discovered an article at Ain't It Cool with new stills!! eee!
EETA: YouTube video of some of the footage Just as I thought, more of the Thin Man, and more views of decadence from the Sons of the City...and more about Yoshiwara's...eee!!
Metropolis is one of my favorite films of all time. It was released in 1927 by Fritz Lang, but when it was taken to the States, an American film editor chopped it down, thinking that the 210 minute masterpiece was too complicated, and that audiences would laugh at a character named Hel.
Since that time, the original prints have been thought lost forever.
I originally fell in love with the Giorgio Moroder version, which was done in the eighties, with a few color effects, new translation, and a soundtrack featuring Loverboy, Pat Benatar, Adam Ant, etc.
The Kino version just came out a few years ago, and I was absolutely thrilled to find out that someone had located the original title cards, and was able to reconstruct dialogue and scenes long missing from the film. The result was a terrific reconstruction, but a quarter of the film was still lost, and no one held out hope that it would ever be located.
I am absolutely giddy right now. I am very much hoping that the Kino team will reconstruct this new footage. Apparently it is scratched, and I'm certain there is some disintegration, but it doesn't sound like it's insurmountable. My fangirling of this film is so strong that I even wrote a twenty-page paper about it during college.
I will be walking on clouds all week. I wonder how soon before we can purchase this version?
ETA:
ellid has discovered an article at Ain't It Cool with new stills!! eee!EETA: YouTube video of some of the footage Just as I thought, more of the Thin Man, and more views of decadence from the Sons of the City...and more about Yoshiwara's...eee!!