Metropolis
(Metrópolis)
(Alemania, 1927) [B/N, 148 m.]
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Ficha técnica:
Dirección: Fritz Lang.
Argumento: Thea von Harbou (novela).
Guión: Thea von Harbou, Fritz Lang (no acreditado).
Fotografía: Karl Freund, Günther Rittau, Walter Ruttman (B&W).
Música: Gottfried Huppertz.
Producción: Erich Pommer.
Productora: Deutsche Universum Film AG (UFA).
Reparto: Alfred Abel (Joh Fredersen), Gustav Froehlich (Freder), Rudolf Klein-Rogge (Rotwang), Theodor Loos (Josaphat/Joseph), Heinrich George (Grot (Foreman)), Brigitte Helm (Maria/Robot), Fritz Alberti (Robot), Grete Berger (Female Worker), Erwin Biswanger (Georg, No. 11811), Max Dietze (Working man), Erik Frey (Female Worker), Heinrich Gotho (Master of Ceremonies), Lisa Gray (Female Worker), Georg John (Worker), Margarete Lanner (Woman in Car), Rose Lichtenstein (Female Worker), Fritz Rasp (Slim), Hans Leo Reich (Mafinus), Arthur Reinhard (Worker), Olaf Storm (Jan), Erwin Vater (Working man)
Sinopsis: En una megalópolis del año 2000 los obreros viven en un gueto subterráneo donde se encuentra el corazón industrial con la prohibición de salir al mundo exterior. Incitados por un robot se rebelan contra la clase intelectual que tiene el poder, amenazando con destruir la ciudad que se encuentra en la superficie... pero Freder (Gustav Frölich), hijo del soberano de Metrópolis, con la ayuda de la hermosa María (Brigitte Helm) de origen humilde, intentarán evitar la destrucción apelando a los sentimientos y al amor. (FILMAFFINITY)
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Obra maestra del cine y película capital del expresionismo alemán, se trata de una visión apocalíptica de la sociedad del futuro. En su día fue una gran superproducción de la potente productora UFA, pero fue un fracaso de taquilla. (FILMAFFINITY)
Restauración realizada por la Fundación Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau de Wiesbaden, la Cinemateca alemana de Berlín y el Museo del Cine Pablo C. Ducros Hicken de Buenos Aires, a partir de la versión de 2001 y las secuencias en 16 mm. halladas en 2008 en un archivo de Buenos Aires. La nueva versión tiene una duración de 148 m., con 25 minutos más respecto a la anterior.
When it was premiered in Germany in January 1927, Metropolis ran 153 minutes when projected at 24 frames per second. That complete version was heavily cut for release in America, removing a quarter of the movie -- this included the personal conflict between Fredersen and Rotwang; a subplot involving double-dealing, espionage, and the mysterious "Slim"; a section taking place in the "red-light" district of the city; a good deal of the symbolism in the movie's original dialogue; and a large chunk of the chase at the end. In Germany in the spring of 1927, an edited version modeled roughly on the American edition, though running slightly longer, was prepared and released, and that became the "standard" version of the movie, for both domestic (i.e. German) distribution and export. In subsequent years, other editions were circulated and still others were found deposited in various archives; in a surprising number of instances -- including that of a source stored at the Museum of Modern Art in New York -- there were tiny fragments to be found of the lost, longer version of Metropolis.
The movie's reputation was further compromised with the lapsing of its American copyright in 1953, after which countless copies and duplicates, in every format from 8 mm to 35 mm (and, later, VHS tape and DVD) came to be distributed in the U.S. by anyone who could lay their hands on a print, of whatever quality and with whatever music track they chose (or didn't choose) to put on it. While several versions of the movie from these sources -- each with plot elements missing -- circulated, various restorations of the movie were attempted over the decades by responsible parties, as well. The BBC did a very effective one in the mid-'70s that was a hit on public television in America, utilizing an electronic music track that sometimes mimicked some of the industrial images on the screen. Also, there was the Giorgio Moroder version from 1984, heavily tinted and re-edited, with a rock score grafted onto it, which introduced the movie to a whole new generation of fans and turned it into a modern pop-culture fixture. The copyright was re-established in 1998 by the F.W. Murnau Foundation, and a restoration in 2002 brought the movie back to a 127 minute running time, in addition to utilizing a full orchestral score based on Gottfried Huppertz's original 1927 music. In 2008, it was reported that a significant part of the "lost" footage from the 1927 153-minute version of Metrpolis had been found in Argentina. The newest restoration of the complete Metropolis was on-going as of 2009, and a theatrical premiere was anticipated for 2010. (All Movie Guide)
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Versión KINO, The Complete Metropolis. DVDRip VOSI 1,45 Gb. + Extras
Restauración 2010, 148 m. (25 m. adicionales).
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Metropolis (1927, Argentinian Version 2010) DVDRip x.264 AC3 Wolfman.mkv 
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Complete name : Metropolis (1927, Argentinian Version 2010) DVDRip x.264 AC3 Wolfman.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 1.45 GiB
Duration : 2h 28mn
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Language : English
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Extras
Enlaces:
Metropolis - Interview with Paula Felix-Didier (2010) DVDRip x.264 AC3 Wolfman.mkv
Metropolis (2010) DVD Re-Release Trailer DVDRip x.264 AC3 Wolfman.mkv
Metropolis - Voyage to Metropolis (2010) Documentary DVDRip x.264 AC3 Wolfman.mkv
All parts are either with English audio or German with English subs (hardcoded).
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Otras versiones en DXC:
Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1926) V-2010 SATRip VOSE
Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927 - 2010) BRRip VOSE
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