Metropolis (OmeU) LIVE Babylon Orchestra Berlin

With 310 days of shooting, 36,000 extras, and 200,000 costumes, the groundbreaking 1927 film Metropolis was created with a then-gigantic budget of five million Reichsmarks. This masterpiece represents the golden age of German silent cinema produced in Berlin-Babelsberg and brought to life a universal, timeless vision of a futuristic metropolis that continues to captivate audiences today. The film captured the transformative power of electricity, automobiles, airplanes, and skyscrapers, presenting a compelling vision of urban progress and social upheaval.

The Babylon Orchestra Berlin will revive this cinematic treasure in its original 1929 venue, the Babylon cinema, accompanied by Gottfried Huppertz's original salon orchestra score. This special screening offers audiences an exhilarating journey through both the past and future, presenting the newly restored 2023 edition from the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation. The experience promises to transport viewers back to a pivotal moment in cinema history while celebrating the film's enduring ability to inspire wonder and provoke reflection on society and progress.