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Das Modell - Rammstein

"Das Modell" has only been played live once, on 23 October 1998 in St. Louis, MO, USA, during the Family Values Tour. Select scenes from 'METROPOLIS', a 1927 German expressionist film in the science-fiction genre directed by Fritz Lang. The film was produced in the Babelsberg Studios by Universum Film AG (UFA). The most expensive silent film ever made, it cost approximately 5 million Reichsmark, or approximately $200 million when adjusted for inflation. Metropolis was cut substantially after its German premiere, and much footage was lost over the passage of successive decades. There have been several efforts to restore it, as well as discoveries of previously lost footage. The rights holders of Metropolis, FW Murnau Stiftung (Foundation), later confirmed that the newly discovered footage completes the missing footage except for a few missing frames. Although the new footage was in a "deplorable" condition, they announced in February 2009 that they had begun restoration work on the rediscovered film and had the "ambitious target" for its completion by early 2010. Kino re-released the film in select US theaters over the summer. A DVD and Blu-ray release followed on November 16, 2010. Eureka/Masters of Cinema did the same in the UK and Ireland, with a theatrical release commencing September 10, 2010. Turner Classic Movies held its inaugural Classic Film Festival in Hollywood April 22--25, 2010; included was the North American premiere of the newly restored version of the ...

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