USA 1984 | (Germany 1927) | Director: Fritz Lang | (revised by Giorgio Moroder) | Science-Fiction, Musicfilm | 83 Minutes | 35mm viragiert | OF

Friday, 10. January 2025, 7 pm

Blue Salon, Room 012, HfG Karlsruhe

Free admission, donation requested

The science fiction classic reflects the fears and hopes of the 1920s regarding technology, power, and social inequality, following the founder's daughter as she battles against the oppression of the working class by the ruling elite. Since the 1970s, numerous restorations of this UNESCO World Documentary Heritage have been attempted. Moroder’s futuristic reimagining blends his synthesizer sound with rock music from Freddie Mercury, Loverboy, and Adam Ant. It includes lost scenes from the original and employs colorization and modern visual effects to revitalize Fritz Lang’s expressionist drama. This makes Moroder’s METROPOLIS a beat-driven hybrid of silent film history and monumental music video.

Moroder's interpretation employs the Virage effect, where original black-and-white footage is selectively tinted in the lighter areas to enhance specific atmospheres or times of day. Blue tones highlight the technological advancements of the city, while green and red hues contrast the harsh working conditions underground.

Supporting film: Knut Kuhles' Stalker

Director: Knut Kuhles

Germany 2024 | 3 Minutes | DCP | Original

The Kino im Blauen Salon, the student cinema of the Hochschule für Gestaltung, has been run by students since 2017 and has been a registered association since the beginning of 2024: https://kinoimblauensalon.de/de/news.

More about the film series in winter semester 2024/25:

Welcome to our new series CINEMA OF COLORS, in which we are dedicating ten films to the fascinating phenomenon of color in cinema: how does it come about, how does it work, what does it tell...? After all, apart from time, there is probably nothing more essential than light and color, which feed our lives and our projectors. While black and white dominated early cinema for decades, the introduction of Technicolor in the 1930s ushered in a new era for our viewing habits: Color sticks deep in our memory as an emotion. Who could forget the girl's coat in SCHINDLER'S LIST? Why can you immediately recognize a Wes Anderson film by its look, and what color is the MATRIX again?

Our program spans the entire winter semester like a rainbow and shows that the Blauer Salon is not resting on its monochrome reputation. Come along and immerse yourself in a colorful palette of classics and rarities from the international cinema landscape: 10 films of various genres from 10 different production countries and 10 decades will chase the grey season away from your eyes and hearts!

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