Metropolis (OmeU) LIVE Babylon Orchestra Berlin

With 310 days of shooting, 36,000 extras, and 200,000 costumes funded by the enormous budget of five million Reichsmarks, the groundbreaking film Metropolis translated a universal, timeless theme into visuals that retain their captivating power today. This iconic silent film represents the pinnacle of German cinema produced in Berlin-Babelsberg, showcasing how electricity, motors, and modern technology transformed urban life and brought futuristic visions to the silver screen.

The film captures the essence of a new era where electricity illuminated the night and powered automobiles and elevators, while the growing skyline of skyscrapers symbolized societal progress and demand for social justice. The Babylon Orchestra Berlin will bring this legendary work to life once more in the ornate 1929 Babylon cinema, performing the original score by Gottfried Huppertz in a newly restored edition. This presentation offers audiences a thrilling journey through both past and future, celebrating cinema's power to transport viewers across time while showcasing a restored film from the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation archives.