METROPOLIS With Live Soundtrack by Ben Model!
Sat, Aug 28
|Epsilon Spires
Join us in our Sanctuary for an unforgettable experience! Fritz Lang's newly restored 1927 Sci-fi Masterpiece with a live soundtrack performed on our historic Estey pipe organ by Ben Model, one of the nation’s leading silent film accompanists!
Time & Location
Aug 28, 2021, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
Incorporating more than 25 minutes of newly discovered footage, this 2010 restoration of is the definitive edition of Fritz Lang’s science fiction masterpiece, the film’s dazzling visual design and special effects are more striking than ever. The integration of scenes and subplots long considered lost endows METROPOLIS with even greater tension and emotional resonance, as it dramatizes the conflict between wealthy über-capitalists and rebellious subterranean laborers—orchestrated by a diabolical scientist capable of destroying them both.METROPOLIS
is one of the nation’s leading silent film accompanists, and performs on both piano and theatre organ. BEN MODEL
Over the past 35+ years Ben has created and performed live scores for several hundred silent films, films lasting anywhere from one minute to five hours. Ben is a resident film accompanist at the Museum of Modern Art (NYC) and at the Library of Congress’ Packard Campus Theatre, and performs at theatres, museums, schools and other venues…
Tickets
METROPOLIS w/ Live Soundtrack!
Admission for one to Metropolis with live soundtrack by Ben Model! Please choose your seating with respect for others and let us know if you require special arrangements. $2 from every ticket goes directly towards the historic preservation of the venue. Thank you for your support! Enjoy the program!
$18.00
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