Das Modell - Rammstein

"Das Modell" has only been played live once, on 23 October 1998 in St. Louis, MO, USA, during the Family Values Tour.

Select scenes from 'METROPOLIS', a 1927 German expressionist film in the science-fiction genre directed by Fritz Lang. The film was produced in the Babelsberg Studios by Universum Film A.G. (UFA). The most expensive silent film ever made, it cost approximately 5 million Reichsmark, or approximately $200 million when adjusted for inflation.

Metropolis was cut substantially after its German premiere, and much footage was lost over the passage of successive decades. There have been several efforts to restore it, as well as discoveries of previously lost footage.

The rights holders of Metropolis, F. W. Murnau Stiftung (Foundation), later confirmed that the newly discovered footage completes the missing footage except for a few missing frames. Although the new footage was in a "deplorable" condition, they announced in February 2009 that they had begun restoration work on the rediscovered film and had the "ambitious target" for its completion by early 2010.
Kino re-released the film in select US theaters over the summer. A DVD and Blu-ray release followed on November 16, 2010. Eureka/Masters of Cinema did the same in the UK and Ireland, with a theatrical release commencing September 10, 2010. Turner Classic Movies held its inaugural Classic Film Festival in Hollywood April 22--25, 2010; included was the North American premiere of the newly restored version of the film, with an original score performed live by the Alloy Orchestra, although the Moroder version will soon also have an official international DVD and Blu-ray release. In October 2010, The Roundhouse staged three screenings of the restored film with the original score performed live by the London Contemporary Orchestra, conducted by Hugh Brunt. In March, 2011, the restored version opened the 2011 season of the century-old Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro (Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro) with the original score performed live by the Symphonic Orchestra of the Municipal Theater. In April, 2011, the restored version was shown for the first time in Buenos Aires, at the BAFICI festival, with a completely new musical score composed and performed by Marcelo Katz and his trio. It was also shown in August 17, 2011 at Mexico City's Auditorio Nacional to serve as closure for the 10th week of German Cinema organised by the aforementioned as well as the National Film Archive (Cineteca Nacional) and Goethe-Institut Mexiko.

The American copyright had lapsed in 1953, which eventually led to a proliferation of versions being released on video. Along with other foreign-made works, the film's U.S. copyright was restored in 1998, but the constitutionality of this copyright extension was challenged in Golan v. Gonzales and as Golan v. Holder it was ruled that "In the United States, that body of law includes the bedrock principle that works in the public domain remain in the public domain. Removing works from the public domain violated Plaintiffs' vested First Amendment interests." This only applied to the rights of so-called reliance parties, i.e. parties who had previously relied on the public domain status of restored works. The case is on appeal.

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[ThisIsHendrix]

So much WTF in this video lmao, I love it! You did an awesome job, honestly.

[myriadmutiny]

@ThisIsHendrix cool:) thanks!

[SFGrp5]

Strong pull using this movie! Brings back memories of my German culture class....aber mein Deutsch ist jetzt wie scheiße geworden :(

[myriadmutiny]

@SFGrp5 lol, thanks! your German's still pretty good and your comment made me smile :)

[Malefiz1]

echt gut gemacht

aber wenn du dir schon so viel mühe gibst bei den video

lade es doch besser in einer höheren Auflösung hoch

nicht 240p

[myriadmutiny]

@Malefiz1 Very true :( and I regret only having a poor quality copy of bits the film in that resolution; found on the internet before the remastered digital dvd came out . . .

[Moko117]

The song is good, but this video is perfect!!! I totally respect your editing skills. I need to go watch Metropolis now.

[skopserman]

muy buen video

[preston9019]

why do bands like this have to ruin songs

[Schneil1911]

Kraftwerk - Das Model Cover 

[biowon]

1:33 best face ever.

[Abkeda]

@threenorns3 to say the least

[Ladagor]

Me encanta el video de Rammstein peeeero me quedo con Kraftwerk y su canción original :0)

Ich liebe das Video für Rammstein, aaaaber ich werde Kraftwerk und Original-Song :0)

[TheArtillero99]

@SFGrp5 my german is scheiße too

[Polyboy70]

Sorry, but this version its just fake, when u make a cover, make it better in some ways, but.there is everything worse. Harder means not better, its just embarissing.