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Tribune News Network
Doha
AS part of the Qatar Germany 2017 Year of Culture and in partnership with Qatar Museums (QM), the Embassy of Germany and the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region, Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) and the Doha Film Institute (DFI) will present a screening of the German timeless classic silent film 'Metropolis'.
In 1927 director Fritz Lang released his science fiction masterpiece 'Metropolis', which will be screened at the Katara Opera House this month. The QPO will be accompanying the film with the original scores composed by Gottfried Huppertz. The film concert will be part of a larger screening series by DFI called 'A Symphony of Films'.
'Metropolis' has been known as the pioneering work in the science-fiction genre and belongs to the first feature length movies. The story takes place in the future, in the city of Metropolis, which is divided into two parts, the rich and powerful in the Upper Town and the slave-like workers who run their machinery in the Lower Town.
On the occasion of the upcoming screening, Dr Gabriele Landwehr, General Manager of the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region, said:"The 1927 classic fiction 'Metropolis' is a silent film that speaks a thousand words." With Gottfried Huppertz' original score music played by QPO, DFI is presenting an outstanding film and musical experience to the Doha public.
The music plays an important part in the movie. The original score has been neglected over a long period of time and parts of it were considered lost. The film was not able to recover its production costs of five million Reichsmark at its release and had to face several cuts. Only after a lucky find in 2008 in Buenos Aires it was possible to restore the entire film. After the restoration, it was shown in its original form of two hours and twenty-five minutes, with the original score by Huppertz.
'A Symphony of Films' will conclude on September 26, with the screening of 'Metropolis'. Tickets for the film concert can be purchased via the website of QPO: 'http://qatarphilharmonicorchestra.org'.
Qatar Germany 2017 Year of Culture is a year-long programme designed to deepen understanding between nations through the mutual exchange of arts, culture, heritage and sport, developed by QM in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region, the German Embassy in Doha and the Embassy of Qatar in Germany.
