Lang's Metropolis Finally Complete (after 80 yrs)

Tref · 07-06-2008, 01:39 AM

I am so glad I put off seeing the film. It appears I am finally beginning to reap the sweet rewards of my lackadaisical nature!

Missing scenes from Fritz Lang's Metropolis turn up after 80 years

The cinematic world was today celebrating the rediscovery of missing scenes from German director Fritz Lang's legendary silent film Metropolis - thought lost for 80 years, until they were found in the archive of a museum in Argentina.

Key scenes cut from the science fiction picture - either because they were considered to be too brutal or too long - will now be available for the first time since May 1927, when the original version was last shown in Berlin ...

The head of the Berlin film museum Deutsche Kinematik, Dr Rainer Rother, called the find a "sensational discovery", adding that one of the most famous films of all time "can now be seen through new eyes".

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Gn2Dlnd · 07-06-2008, 07:40 AM

I'm so sick of these after-the-fact "director's cuts." Hasn't Fritz Lang gotten enough of my money?

Ghoulish Delight · 07-06-2008, 08:43 AM

That's awesome!

€uroMeinke · 07-06-2008, 09:37 AM

Release Date?

Tref · 07-06-2008, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

I'm so sick of these after-the-fact "director's cuts." Hasn't Fritz Lang gotten enough of my money?

I hear in this version Rutger Hauer turns into a beautiful unicorn.

CoasterMatt · 07-06-2008, 10:23 AM

Screen this with Blade Runner and Dark City

€uroMeinke · 07-06-2008, 10:31 AM

Now someone has to do a new soundtrack

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-06-2008, 10:37 AM

Can't wait to see this. Good reason for a party, IMHO...

Boss Radio · 07-06-2008, 12:40 PM

According to my not-quite photographic memory, it was once rumored to have been missing several reels, as in up to 3 of 7. Forrest Ackerman, the world's pre-eminent sci-fi fan and Metropolis expert, should know the answer.

Let's call him.

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Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	Lang's Metropolis Finally Complete (after 80 yrs) I am so glad I put off seeing the film. It appears I am finally beginning to reap the sweet rewards of my lackadaisical nature! Missing scenes from Fritz Lang's Metropolis turn up after 80 years The cinematic world was today celebrating the rediscovery of missing scenes from German director Fritz Lang's legendary silent film Metropolis - thought lost for 80 years, until they were found in the archive of a museum in Argentina. Key scenes cut from the science fiction picture - either because they were considered to be too brutal or too long - will now be available for the first time since May 1927, when the original version was last shown in Berlin ... The head of the Berlin film museum Deutsche Kinematik, Dr Rainer Rother, called the find a "sensational discovery", adding that one of the most famous films of all time "can now be seen through new eyes". To read the whole article, click here __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?!
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Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	I'm so sick of these after-the-fact "director's cuts." Hasn't Fritz Lang gotten enough of my money? __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Now someone has to do a new soundtrack __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Boss Radio The Littlest Hobo Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hobo Junction Posts: 393	According to my not-quite photographic memory, it was once rumored to have been missing several reels, as in up to 3 of 7. Forrest Ackerman, the world's pre-eminent sci-fi fan and Metropolis expert, should know the answer. Let's call him.
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