Last December I bought a Blue Ray version of the 2001 restoration of Fritz Lang’s classic film “Metropolis.” So it is with mixed feeling that I now learn of an even better restoration. The 1926 original version was 153 minutes and was not a commercial success. To improve ticket sales it was repeatedly cut and many of the cuts were lost. The 2001 restoration includes 120 minutes from newly discovered cuts. The upcoming version adds material discovered in a Buenos Aires archive and is 147 minutes, that is, erything is back save 6 minutes. Of course I must see this and I may even buy another Blue Ray. I could watch this futuristic dystopia time and time again despite its cornball happy ending. Trailer for 2001 version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j8Ba9rWhUg
Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” Now Almost Completely Restored
June 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment
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1 Gardner // Jun 30, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Birds of a feather here, David: I feel exactly the same way about the movie. I first saw it in the weird (but fascinating) Giorgio Moroder version back in the 198o’s. I saw the 2001 restoration in a theater in NY. I hadn’t heard about the new new restoration with even more of the original footage–most excellent! I’ll be in line with you to buy my copy.
Thanks for this welcome news!
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