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The Complete Metropolis [Blu-ray]

Gustav Froehlich (Actor), Heather Hunter (Actor), Fritz Lang (Director) Rated:
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Genre Historical, Science Fiction
Format Blu-ray, Dolby, Limited Edition, NTSC, Surround Sound
Contributor Hans Leo Reich, Alfred Abel, Heinrich George, Fritz Alberti, Rose Lichtenstein, Theodor Loos, Erich Pommer, Erwin Vater, Margrete Lanner, Olaf Storm, Gustav Froehlich, Heather Hunter, Brigitte Helm, Fritz Rasp, Heinrich Gotho, Max Dietze, Grete Berger, Olaf Strom, Gustav Frolich, Arthur Reinhard, Erwin Biswanger, Giorgio Moroder, Erik Frey, Georg John, Chelsea Sinclaire, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Fritz Lang, Lisa Gray, Margarete Lanner See more
Language English
Runtime 2 hours and 28 minutes

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Incorporating more than 25 minutes of newly discovered footage, this 2010 restoration of METROPOLIS is the definitive edition of Fritz Lang's science fiction masterpiece. Backed by a new recording of Gottfried Huppertz's 1927 score, the film's dazzling visual design and special effects are more striking than ever. And the integration of scenes and subplots long considered lost endows METROPOLIS with even greater tension and emotional resonance, as it dramatizes the conflict between wealthy uber-capitalists and rebellious subterranean laborers - orchestrated by a diabolical scientist capable of destroying them both.

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Fritz Lang's Metropolis belongs to legend as much as to cinema. It's a milestone of sci-fi and German expressionism. Yet the story makes minimal sense, and the "theme" belongs in a fortune cookie; to experience the film's pagan power, you have to see the movie. But for decades we couldn't, not really--not with so many versions, all incomplete, often in public-domain prints like smudged photocopies. This Murnau Foundation restoration changes all that. Some shots, scenes, and subplots may be lost forever, but intertitles indicate how they fit into the original continuity and the characters' individual trajectories. Most crucially, the images are crisp, vibrant, and three-dimensional instead of murky and flattened. The composite sequences (the Tower of Babel, a sea of lusting eyes) have been restored to their hallucinatory ferocity. And there's one moment when you can see a bead of sweat roll down a man's cheek--in medium long-shot. --Richard T. Jameson

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 15060688
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Fritz Lang
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray, Dolby, Limited Edition, NTSC, Surround Sound
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 28 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ November 23, 2010
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Gustav Froehlich, Heather Hunter, Brigitte Helm, Chelsea Sinclaire, Alfred Abel
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Erich Pommer
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Kino Lorber films
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0040QYROK
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • RL Erwin IV
    5.0 out of 5 stars This belongs in the SCIENCE FICTION archives!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2025
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    Fritz Langs nineteen twenties silent film was the precursor to many of today's science fiction films and it's easy to see why! This complete edition blue ray has added footage that really does an excellent job at the end of this film! The story is excellent, the plots are well done, and the ending of it is a sincere triumph!
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  • Joseph L. Ponessa
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Moment in Film History
    Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2011
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    I used to possess the laserdisc release of Moroder's Metropolis, and have kicked myself for many years for ever parting with it. I replaced it with a Japanese import laserdisc which documented the pathetic state of preservation the film was in before Moroder did his restoration. Moroder found and incorporated fragments of footage, including scenes from the opening pleasure garden and the still of the original Maria's tomb monument, adding tantalizing perspective and characterization to what had survived as a bombastic allegory. I was thrilled to hear of the eventual discovery of nearly all the missing footage in Argentina, and even more thrilled when the fully restored film appeared on blu-ray last year. If you don't have that one, buy it in preference to the Moroder. But if you have the full restoration, then why not get the Moroder, too? It documents an important phase in the eventual reincarnation of this film.
    What about the score? It is a futuristic 1920's film, and the 1980's music seems to work with it somehow. During the "silent" era live music accompanied projection of the film, so there was great flexibility in sound. In large theaters, an organ or orchestra would accompany the projection, while in small theaters there would be a piano or small organ. Now, nearly a century later, home video releases have all kinds of newly recorded soundtracks, from piano to organ to orchestra. Some releases provide alternative soundtracks, so that one can choose from two or more options. If one does not like any of the soundtracks, one can always turn the sound off and watch the film silently. So, I welcome the release of Moroder's version, which is not the definitive Metropolis of all time, but was as close to definitive as one could get at the time.

    PS 21 March 2012. Finally I have been able to compare the Moroder blu-ray with the Complete Metropolis blu-ray, both from Kino and both superlative. The Moroder transfer is just as crisp on their shared material, and sometimes crisper. The tinting occasionally obscures detail (faces of the children on their entrance scene) but mostly enhances the composition of the scene (stadium in brown with blue skies and white clouds above). Moroder's use of conversational subtitles instead of intertitles helps the dramatic flow, and reduces the feeling of seeing a lecture instead of a film. Moroder's musical score once in a while gets cloying, but respects the scene changes and moods more so than most silent scores. One would never want to do without the extra footage presented on the Complete Metropolis, but Moroder's version is a serious piece of film rejuvenation, which proved that there was a public interested in the restoration of silent films. Moroder made the Complete Metropolis feasible.
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  • Michael A. Kepler
    5.0 out of 5 stars A release many never expected to see.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2012
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    Given the legal entanglements and conflicts it seemed unlikely that there would ever again be an official release of Moroder's restoration/scoring of Lang's Metropolis. I'm very glad they worked things out.

    Having said that, I was disappointed that little or no restoration work per-se was done to this release. It is a good HD transfer from a good quality print, nothing more or less, other than very good remastering of the score and a new 5.1 mix. I understand that, at the time he made it, Moroder was forced to print flaws in the then-available footage into his negative, but even the opening titles added by Moroder have a lot of visible scratches and jitter (the image shaking, primarily in the vertical direction, usually due to worn sprocket holes in the film). While I understand and respect that there was a conscious decision to present Moroder's restoration in it's original form, and it would extremely difficult to do much about earlier-generation damage printed onto the available copy, flaws due to wear in the Moroder print itself should have been corrected, and Kino has previously demonstrated masterful skill at doing so.

    So far I have only addressed this release from a technical standpoint, ignoring the fact that there is an entire generation of people who have never seen and heard this version of Metropolis. I can't give you any objective guidance, as I am a fan of both versions of this film. I will at least point out that, while he did take some artistic liberties with tinting, titling, and scoring, Moroder's was an earnest and impressive effort to restore the film and it's story as much as possible with the resources available to him at the time. In fact, it was the most complete and coherent presentation of Lang's film available until a beautiful restoration made and screened in 2002, and released on DVD in 2003. For the 1980's audience, Moroder's version was more a entertaining and comprehensible presentation, and for many people, may remain so today.

    If you are watching Metropolis for the first time, which restoration to choose primarily depends upon your sensibilities regarding the score. Choose the Moroder for an excellent 1980's pop and rock score, and a shorter run-time. Choose the first Kino restoration (2003) for the original orchestral score, consistently high visual quality, and a very helpful and interesting commentary track. Sadly, the more complete, if inconsistent, 2010 Kino restoration omits a commentary track. Ultimately, I recommend seeing all three, but I am far from objective about this film.

    There is an arguably better fan restoration of the Moroder version for those who seek it out, but you will want to buy this one as well anyway.
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  • Alex MacFabe
    5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece
    Reviewed in Canada on December 1, 2023
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    This movie is so hard to find, but a must have for a film lover. Great quality
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  • A. Hooper
    5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning film
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2024
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    Simply a masterpiece of filmmaking and storytelling.
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  • javiersaga
    5.0 out of 5 stars Obra maestra de la ciencia ficción
    Reviewed in Spain on September 4, 2020
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    Interesante pack de blu ray y dvd donde poder disfrutar de este maravilloso clásico. Si además le añades la inclusión de escenas desaparecidas en su momento (bastantes minutos de metraje), es un aliciente más para su adquisición.
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  • Choren
    5.0 out of 5 stars Maravillosa!!
    Reviewed in Mexico on December 14, 2018
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    Ésta es la versión de Giorgio Moroder, en la que él quitó partes de la película, agregó otras y le puso canciones y música de los ochentas. La película de Lang, dependiendo de la versión y del trabajo de restauración, dura más de hora cuarenta, mientras que ésta dura solamente una hora y veinte minutos aproximadamente. Hay personas que comentan que no les gusta, para mí es una joya. Vale muchísimo la pena tenerla y experimentar la forma en que la música de Moroder cambia totalmente la percepción de la película con respecto a las otras versiones de la misma. Si eres amante o estás interesado en el cine mudo, no dudes comprarla!
    P.D. Hay un error en la información del blu-ray, éste no tiene subtítulos en español, sólo en inglés (sólo la edición española viene subtitulada en español).
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  • Rheinskalde
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr gute Version - ein Filmklassiker in verschiedenen Varianten
    Reviewed in Germany on October 3, 2017
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    Sowohl die ausgezeichnet rekonstruierte Version des Filmes durch die Fr. W. Murnau Stiftung aus dem Jahr 2010,
    als auch die bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt als vollständigste Fassung geltende Giorgio Moroder Fassung finden sich in dieser Stealbox.
    Beide sehr gut.
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