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In Reply to: The restored Metropolis (Fritz Lang) and more: posted by Audiophilander on August 26, 2002 at 09:45:31:
What is the running time of the restoration? I'm curious because there were SEVENTEEN REELS of footage lost from the original Metropolis negative. I don't believe this footage exists anywhere in any form, so the "restoration" is probably just a few additional snippets, cleaned and scrubbed.
Follow Ups:
... amounts to about 300 meters if I'm not mistaken. That may not seem like much, but it's fairly important footage which moves the story along and fleshes out the characters a bit. Of course it isn't the surface story which rivets the viewer, but rather the potent images that propels this film into the lofty pretension of being a classic of the first order. Unequivocally, those images have been 'cleaned, scrubbed' and restored with almost boot-camp precision, and the period score adds the final embellishment which gives this film a grandeur that it probably hasn't expressed in nearly 75 years!I can recommend the restored "Metropolis" without reservation, so if it isn't playing anywhere nearby be sure to rent or purchase the Kino DVD release early next year. BTW, if silent era German impressionistic horror interests you the F. W. Murnau Society approved DVD release of German Horror Classics is coming out toward the end of September, also from Kino. The box-set will include restored versions of "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," "Nosferatu," "Der Golem" and "Waxworks," the latter two appearing in official restoration prints for the first time.
Cheers,
AuPh
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