More Metropolis
Good news for all you Metropolis fans out there, most of the original cut has been found (the original ZEITmagazin article, if you speak German). It hasn’t been seen as Fritz Lang intended since its original release and the missing scenes were thought to have been lost forever. It’s just a deteriorated 16mm copy of the original 35mm film, but it’s better than nothing.
I would imagine yet another version of the film is going to be re-re-re-released that includes these newly discovered scenes. The version I currently have (my third so far) has blank areas where the missing scenes would have been and subtitles describing what happens based on the original script. It’s long as it is and with these new scenes it’ll be even longer.
In celebration of this rare discovery I’m going watch Metropolis tonight. If anyone wants to join me and possibly Magpie (she likes black & white movies), feel free to stop by.
These deteriorated images are really striking on their own.
