Not since 1927 has the film METROPOLIS been seen in it's full entirety. The can of film seen in the picture to the right is on loan from the Cine de' Moonbot theater in Buenos Aires thanks to Argentine film archivist, Fernando Peña. This newly found footage, about 25 minutes in length, is grainy and thus easily distinguished from an earlier, partly restored version, released in 2001, into which it has been inserted. But for the first time, Lang’s vision of a technologically advanced, socially stratified urban dystopia seems complete and comprehensible.Friday, June 18, 2010
METROPOLIS TONIGHT!
Not since 1927 has the film METROPOLIS been seen in it's full entirety. The can of film seen in the picture to the right is on loan from the Cine de' Moonbot theater in Buenos Aires thanks to Argentine film archivist, Fernando Peña. This newly found footage, about 25 minutes in length, is grainy and thus easily distinguished from an earlier, partly restored version, released in 2001, into which it has been inserted. But for the first time, Lang’s vision of a technologically advanced, socially stratified urban dystopia seems complete and comprehensible.
sorry that I missed this. The film canister alone would be worth the trip.
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