Metropolis with live Quarkestra Orchestra

synopsis

Incorporating more than 25 minutes of newly discovered footage, this 2010 restoration of METROPOLIS is the definitive edition of Fritz Lang's science fiction masterpiece. Backed by a live performance from Denver's own Quarkestra Orchestra, the film's dazzling visual design and special effects are more striking than ever. And the integration of scenes and subplots long considered lost endows METROPOLIS with even greater tension and emotional resonance, as it dramatizes the conflict between wealthy über-capitalists and rebellious subterranean laborers - orchestrated by a diabolical scientist capable of destroying them both. About the Quarkestra Orchestra: Formed with multi-instrumentalists in the Denver area, each performance is unique. Soundtracks are tailored to every film. Performances play off of audience reaction, the musicians' intuition, and the action on-screen.