Metropolis (1927) missing scenes found

[gojikranz]

i vvery nearly pooped my pants when i heard about this.  kino claims it will be on dvd (and blu ray) in 2009 which i almost cant believe it can be restored that fast but we shall see.

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

Damn it, they don't say WHICH scenes they found!!!!

That Kino DVD fills in the missing parts with narrative so you do know what's going on in the story if you watch that one (the Moroder version as well)....

But is it more of the direction Federson gives to Slim about following Feder?  Is it Georgy getting seduced by the girls in Yoshiwara and not taking Feder's message to Josephat?  Is it when Slim tries to make Josephat leave town and not help Feder anymore? Is it the part where the robot Maria in Yoshiwara takes off her garter - just before that other new footage in the Moroder and Kino versions when she tells the guys who ever get it gets her?   Is it the bit where Feder has to break open a gate so the kids can escape the rising water?  Is it the footage that finally makes clear that it's the real Maria who is going to find the workers and that they're chasing her when they happen to run into the Yoshiwara crowd who are partying with the robot?

All of it?  None of it?

WHAT?!?!?!?!?!

[mearnest]

The article indicates that it's all the lost footage.  It states that it was a full print that was found, not just a few reels.

[Rude]

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Yeah... because of a missing advertisement on that website, that article seems to end prematurely. But if you scroll down a bit, it actually goes into some detail about specific scenes that were recovered from this newly discovered print.

Here's an article with a little more information: link

Yesterday, Anke Wilkening, one of the team of historians, said all but one scene of the full version, last viewed in May 1927, had been rediscovered. "Almost everything that had been missing has been found, including two key scenes," she said.

-Rude

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

...

Yeah... because of a missing advertisement on that website, that article seems to end prematurely. But if you scroll down a bit, it actually goes into some detail about specific scenes that were recovered from this newly discovered print.

Here's an article with a little more information: link

Yesterday, Anke Wilkening, one of the team of historians, said all but one scene of the full version, last viewed in May 1927, had been rediscovered. "Almost everything that had been missing has been found, including two key scenes," she said.

-Rude

Oh, my god!!!!!   I lived to see it!!!!!!!

I KNEW there had to be one copy out there somewhere!!!!

(can you tell I'm a little obsessed with this film?)

[Fuzzy Necromancer]

Ye gods I love that film @_@

I hope they got all of the original soundtrack too. I know it shouldn't be a crucial part of a silent movie, but the musical scores can really make or break some parts. I thought the deluxe version I got did a wonderful job of carrying the mood.

I'm still amazed at some of the stuff they did with that film. If you have the right DVD, watch the special feature explaining how it was made. I guess it just goes to show that you can surpass all sorts of technological barriers with enough ingenuity and mind-numbingly tedious hard work.

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

Now maybe they'll release the Moroder version?  Just for shits and giggles?

[mearnest]

Plastic, I too join you in an almost irrational love/obsession with this film.  It's f@&#ing amazing what they were able to accomplish with matte paintings/solid set and costume design.

Fuzzy, as far as the soundtrack is concerned it really isn't a problem.  Since this was the silent era there was of course no soundtrack on the print itself.  The filmmakers did have a set organ score to accompany the film.  When I saw the most recent Kino restoration here at the Fox the organist was playing from said score.  Any talented organist should easily be able to recreate the score for a restoration project.

[Tripe]

If anyone ever gets the chance to, go see the Alloy Orchestra; they perform musical occompanyment to lots of classic "silents".

[Rude]

If anyone ever gets the chance to, go see the Alloy Orchestra...

Their soundtrack to The Man With The Movie Camera is absolutely amazing!

-Rude

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

Plastic, I too join you in an almost irrational love/obsession with this film.  It's f@&#ing amazing what they were able to accomplish with matte paintings/solid set and costume design.

And just a mirror between the camera and the actors reflecting a minature that was off to the side (the spinning machines in upper half of the screen when Feder is first looking for Maria)   

[Doctor Who?]

This one of my a favorite movies!!!

BEST! NEWS! OF THE YEAR!!!

I wonder when we will get a new DvD.

Now if only they could find those missing Patrick Troughton and William Hartnell episodes.

[Tripe]

Well I suppose there's always hope on those, though not from the BBC obviously.

[Bob]

So, there is a chance the the missing KTMA episodes are somewhere in south america?

[Doctor Who?]

That's it,We must dig up South America!