In 1984, Oscar-winning composer Giorgio Moroder (Top Gun, Midnight Express, Flashdance) reintroduced Fritz Lang’s 1927 science fiction epic METROPOLIS to a new generation of moviegoers. He colourised scenes, added new subtitles, plus a throbbing rock soundtrack to Lang’s iconic imagery. Featuring songs from some of the biggest stars of the early MTV era: Freddie Mercury, Pat Benatar, Adam Ant, Bonnie Tyler, Loverboy, Jon Anderson and others, it became a dramatic vehicle for Moroder’s visionary music and a beautiful retro-futurist timepiece. Through faithfully maintaining Lang’s intriguing and timeless storyline, today, it is this version of METROPOLIS that first comes to mind for millions around the world.
Eureka Entertainment proudly present the UK DVD Premiere of Giorgio Moroder Presents: METROPOLIS, to be released in Limited Edition DVD SteelBook and for streaming from 23 July 2012.
“Moroder has allowed the film to breathe again, energized with an infusion of blood, breath and voice.”
“Moroder’s contributions to the score sound great, with plenty of vibrancy, depth, and presence.”
“Moroder’s songs serve as illustrations of the visual subtextual currents, providing an intriguing contrast to the characters’ heightened interactions.”
“Moroder’s production is 100% absolutely perfectly stellar.”
- fresh: Lang hardly moves the camera; he knows all the angles, and keeps the focus on the overwhelming, colossal contrivances that arise from an ambient megalomania and the infinitesimally calibrated, razor-sharp machinations that they provoke.
- fresh: I have just had a sensational night at the movies, and the picture was only 83 years old.
- fresh: Kino's The Complete Metropolis contains nearly a hundred instances of restored footage, ranging from brief reaction shots to entire sequences.
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