# Friz Lang's "Metropolis" is coming in 2010! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 12, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friz-langs-metropolis-is-coming-in-2010/521007 "2009-12-12T19:19:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friz-langs-metropolis-is-coming-in-2010/521007/1 "2009-12-12T19:19:45Z")
[Metropolis](http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_5300.html) 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. [sub]Rotwang! heh heh heh…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friz-langs-metropolis-is-coming-in-2010/521007/2 "2009-12-12T19:21:50Z")
I’ll definitely buy the DVD. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friz-langs-metropolis-is-coming-in-2010/521007/3 "2009-12-12T19:31:38Z")
It’ll also be playing at the [Turner Classics Film Festival](http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/California/2009/11/18/CL13168) in Hollywood in April. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friz-langs-metropolis-is-coming-in-2010/521007/4 "2009-12-12T19:39:17Z")
I am loathe to admit that I have never seen _Metropolis_, so this will be my introduction to it. ---
**Author:** ![Postariti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Postariti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Postariti)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friz-langs-metropolis-is-coming-in-2010/521007/5 "2009-12-13T06:21:43Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friz-langs-metropolis-is-coming-in-2010/521007/6 "2009-12-13T07:02:50Z")
> [@qadgop the mercotan](#): > > [metropolis](http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/alle-detail_5300.html) > > 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? **Holy Shit!** I have what I thought was the _ORIGINAL_??? Fritz Lang **rocks!** and **METROPOLIS** rocks as well! Still wishing I had the Rick Wakeman version. Thanks for recognizing this _very_ imporant film! Q ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friz-langs-metropolis-is-coming-in-2010/521007/7 "2009-12-13T09:19:53Z")
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.) ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friz-langs-metropolis-is-coming-in-2010/521007/8 "2009-12-13T12:00:55Z")
/me jumps up and down screaming I am going to be on a cruise on the date … and not able to participate =( I suppose I will try to set up my dvr for it… once they show it … /me hides in corner sobbing ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friz-langs-metropolis-is-coming-in-2010/521007/9 "2009-12-13T21:07:49Z")
> [@](#): > > Still wishing I had the Rick Wakeman version. 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. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friz-langs-metropolis-is-coming-in-2010/521007/10 "2009-12-14T01:41:03Z")
I’m sure glad I kept putting off buying the Kino deluxe version.