That last part is perhaps the greatest gesture of all here. Because it shows film as something that derserves a canonical recognition, af if a film like “Metropolis” doesn’t, then I don’t know which film does.
I was unfortunately unable to follow the live-stream my self, as were certain countries, like the US I’m told, but fortunately journalists who were actually there give some reports:
The Independent – Greatest complain was the that the lighting of the orchestra diluted the film itself.
The Local – Talks to a few members of the audience.
And that’s pretty much it, it seems. The Indepent’s article seems to be the the one kicked around the most.
The restoration will probably only be given full attention once it reaches home video. The live stream was, after all, competing against the opening of the Winter Olympics.
Either that, or this really is a far more esoteric subject than the arrangers of the Berlin Film Festival had hoped for.
My own first impressions review of Metropolis (the 30 minutes shorter cut) can be found here: Metropolis
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