The reason she wants it is not for because she is interested in how it may have been received. She wants to provide contemporary viewers with some understanding of viewership at that time. I think this is part of a larger project on audience in the 1920s and 1930s, not only of film, but also of exhibits, exhibitions, etc. I think she is attempting to replicate that experience for some group of people, so just knowing how it was cut would be helpful, but not really fulfill her need.
Sorry. I don't know a whole lot about it, but this is what I got from our discussion. mb Michael Brewer Team Leader for Instructional Services University of Arizona Library brew...@u.library.arizona.edu<mailto:brew...@u.library.arizona.edu> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 4:43 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Original US version of Metropolis Might I add, why in the world does he want it? You can find pretty detailed analyses of how METROPOLIS was cut in the US and elsewhere. On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Dennis Doros <milefi...@gmail.com<mailto:milefi...@gmail.com>> wrote: Metropolis is licensed to Kino. I don't believe the original 1927 MGM release still exists. (A version, by the way, that Fritz Lang really hated.) Most of the old versions date from the postwar prints that the US Government took from Germany after WWII. Dennis Milestone F&V On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Brewer, Michael <brew...@u.library.arizona.edu<mailto:brew...@u.library.arizona.edu>> wrote: All, I have a faculty member that is looking for the original US version of Metropolis (not the original German version). We have a version on 16mm, which could be this version, but I don't think it is. Also, who would own the rights to this version in the US (if available)? mb Michael Brewer Team Leader for Instructional Services University of Arizona Library, A122 P.O. Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Tel: (520) 307-2771 Fax: (520) 626-7444 brew...@u.library.arizona.edu<mailto:brew...@u.library.arizona.edu> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. -- Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.com<mailto:milefi...@gmail.com> www.milestonefilms.com<http://www.milestonefilms.com> www.arayafilm.com<http://www.arayafilm.com> www.exilesfilm.com<http://www.exilesfilm.com> www.wordisoutmovie.com<http://www.wordisoutmovie.com> www.killerofsheep.com<http://www.killerofsheep.com> AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org<http://www.amianet.org> Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook! VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
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