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| ###One might have thought it was ‚carved in stone’ that ALPHA-OMEGA would be picked to digitally restore the rediscovered Scenes of METROPOLIS, that were found just in 2008 in Argentina.\\ | ###One might have thought it was ‚carved in stone’ that ALPHA-OMEGA would be picked to digitally restore the rediscovered Scenes of METROPOLIS, that were found just in 2008 in Argentina.\\ | ||
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| - | As a matter of fact quite a number of companies have applied to take over this extraordinary task of film restoration. After thoroughly testing various offers based on scans of the argentinian negative, Murnau-Foundation has decided in September 2009, that ALPHA-OMEGA offers the best matching restoration concept for the dramatically scratched and damaged footage. Unfortunately all the damage is printed into the 16mm-material, therefore in this case traditional methods of cleaning and wetgating are completely useless.\\ | + | As a matter of fact quite a number of companies have applied to take over this extraordinary task of film restoration. After thoroughly testing various offers based on scans of the argentinian negative, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Foundation has decided in September 2009, that ALPHA-OMEGA offers the best matching restoration concept for the dramatically scratched and damaged footage. Unfortunately all the damage is printed into the 16mm-material, therefore in this case traditional methods of cleaning and wetgating are completely useless.\\ |
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| We are certainly very proud to take over a restoration task far beyond usual difficulty again. Anyone who had a chance to see the image quality of this particular footage is tempted to use a word like ‘irrestorable’.\\ | We are certainly very proud to take over a restoration task far beyond usual difficulty again. Anyone who had a chance to see the image quality of this particular footage is tempted to use a word like ‘irrestorable’.\\ | ||
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| Technical aspects of the restoration are not required to play a lead role when it is time to celebrate the film itself.\\ | Technical aspects of the restoration are not required to play a lead role when it is time to celebrate the film itself.\\ | ||
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| - | We look forward with Murnau-Foundation to finish up this restoration work, see a good result and listen to what people have to say about the completed METROPOLIS after the world premiere in Berlin.### | + | We look forward with Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Foundation to finish up this restoration work, see a good result and listen to what people have to say about the completed METROPOLIS after the world premiere in Berlin.### |
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| Th. Bakels\\ | Th. Bakels\\ | ||