Metropolis [AUS][Madman] ADDED

[Matt_Bailey]

Title: Metropolis
Country: Australia
Region: B
Releasing Studio: Madman
Case Type: Keep case
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Codec: AVC
Picture: 1080p24
Soundtracks: Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin recording of Gottfried Huppertz's original 1927 score Lineral PCM 5.1
Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin recording of Gottfried Huppertz's original 1927 score Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
Subtitles (are they optional?): Optional English for German intertitles
Cuts: 150:04
Commentaries: Audio commentary with Dr Wendy Haslem and Dr Angela Ndalianis, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne
Extras: Journey to Metropolis (54:38)
2010 Theatrical Trailer (2:02)
Additional Trailers
- Atlantis (2:20)
- Ohayo (3:53)
- The River (2:48)
- Playtime (3:09)
Source: Own it

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Soundtracks: Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin recording of Gottfried Huppertz's original 1927 score Lineral PCM 5.1
Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin recording of Gottfried Huppertz's original 1927 score Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo

Question about the music. The runtime of the film is 150 minutes so it must be the 2010 restoration, but the Rundfunksinfonieorchester Saarbrücken score was recorded for the 2001 restoration, so does this mean that the newly discovered footage of about 30 minutes is completely silent?

[Matt_Bailey]

No, the newly-discovered footage is scored.

Full text on the back is "Fritz Lang's original 150-minute director's cut of Metropolis accompanied by a new recording of Gottfried Huppertz's original 1927 score by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin".

Given that "rundfunk" translates to "radio", it seems the 2001 and 2010 recordings are from the same orchestra, and the name was just translated in one case but not the other?

This release dates from 2011, so I would be astonished if it's anything other than the 2010 recording.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Added it, thank you.

[Matt_Bailey]

I've got a copy of the MoC version headed my way, I'll compare the scores when I get it.

[Matt_Bailey]

The MoC 90th Anniversary edition has three discs, not two. It also comes with a DVD featuring the 2001 restoration.

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Anamorphic?: No
PAL or NTSC?: PAL
Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles (are they optional?): Optional English subtitles for German intertitles, optional English subtitles for German audio commentary
Cuts: 118:27
Commentaries: English commentary by Enno Patalas
German commentary by Enno Patalas

Can also confirm the Madman and MoC have the same score.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
English Dolby Digital 5.1

Please recheck the audio.
What region is the DVD copy?

[Matt_Bailey]

Recheck it for what? EDIT: Oh, language. Right. Yeah, it's a no-language score, I'm an idiot, carry on.

It's region 2.

[Brent_Reid]

Just to confirm: not only is the 2010 score a re-recording, it was completely overhauled since the first version, so is often very different.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Thank you. Added and updated.