According to TheDigitalBits.com (a great site for DVD/Blu-ray/HD news and reviews), lost footage from the original negative of the classic sci-fi flick Metropolis has been found:

Film archivists at the Museo del Cine (Cinema Museum) in Buenos Aires have recently uncovered the lost footage from Fritz Lang’s original 1927 version of Metropolis in 16mm negatives…Apparently a copy of the long version of the film was set to Argentina in 1928 for a theatre screening. Shortly thereafter, a local film critic came into possession of the film reels and added them to his private collection. They were later sold to Argentina’s National Art Fund, and were eventually donated to the Museo del Cine, where they were eventually rediscovered by the museum’s curator this past January. The footage isn’t apparently in the greatest shape, but it CAN be restored to the point where Lang’s original vision can finally be appreciated by audiences in theatres and on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. As fans of the film are no doubt aware, some 20% of the footage from Lang’s original version was considered lost until this discovery.

This is possibly the best discovery since I found my long lost He-Man carrying case last year.

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