Lost Footage from Metropolis Found
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
For geeks, this is news is more tremendous than if archeologists were to discover Alexander the Great’s Tomb.
The Machine from Metropolis
I’ve previously written about Metropolis, a 1927 silent film that lost a full quarter of its footage to entropic forces; and, yet, still manages to be one of the greatest, most epic of science fiction films ever made. In 2003, a digitally remastered version of the film was released, with a newly recorded score and text describing what was happening in the missing footage, revealing a much more complex and profound plot.
Now the missing 20 minutes of footage have been found, and the next step will be to restore and release a new edition of the film.
So, having bought the film on VHS, DVD, and digitally-restored DVD, I’ll looking forward to getting my eager hands on a copy of the digitally-restored director’s cut DVD. : )
For geeks, this is news is more tremendous than if archeologists were to discover Alexander the Great’s Tomb.
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I’ve previously written about Metropolis, a 1927 silent film that lost a full quarter of its footage to entropic forces; and, yet, still manages to be one of the greatest, most epic of science fiction films ever made. In 2003, a digitally remastered version of the film was released, with a newly recorded score and text describing what was happening in the missing footage, revealing a much more complex and profound plot.
Now the missing 20 minutes of footage have been found, and the next step will be to restore and release a new edition of the film.
So, having bought the film on VHS, DVD, and digitally-restored DVD, I’ll looking forward to getting my eager hands on a copy of the digitally-restored director’s cut DVD. : )
