This restoration contains over 30 minutes of ‘lost’ footage that was rediscovered in Argentina in 2008, and is reported to expand on the relationship between Freder and 3 of his friends, dealing with steadfastness, abandonment, and betrayal.
Anybody going to the premiere in Berlin on February 12th?
I fear I must miss the premiere, but I will look forward to the DVD release shortly after. I admit to being fascinated with this movie since the 1984 release, soundtracked by such notables as Adam Ant, Freddy Mercury, Jon Anderson, and Pat Benatar.
I’m really looking forward to it. I won’t have to buy it, because I have a friend who is a silent film fanatic. I don’t think he’s stopped drooling since they discovered the lost footage.
Hot DAMN! I hadn’t heard of the rediscovered footage at all, but this one’s gonna be on my 2010 Christmas wish list for sure. (Even with the overt class collaborationist ending.)
As weve pointed out before, Rick Wakeman didn’t do a scoring of Metropolis. Giorgio Moroder did. I’ve got a copy, and I love it (you either love it or hate it.)
A lot of people get confused becauase Wakeman did do a score for the silent Phantom of the Opera. I’ve seen it, and loathe it, although I am otherwise a big fan of Wakeman.