Fritz Lang's 1927 masterpiece Metropolis is one of my favourite films. While I group 40 - 50 films as my favourites, the futurist fantasy is at the top of the masthead.Two years ago, a 16mm "reduction print" was discovered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Any discovery of elements or versions of Metropolis is news, but what makes this one special is that it is by far the most complete. Much restorative work had to be done before it could be premiered, but premier it did, in Berlin a couple of months ago.
The Cinematic Holy Grail was shown in Los Angeles last night as the wrap up for the "TCM Classic Film Festival"...
http://new.blog.imdb.net/2010/04/26/tcm-classic-film-festival-day-4-a-thriving-metropolis/
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