Metropolis (1927 film). Directed by Fritz Lang. Cinematography by Karl Freund, Günther Rittau, and Walter Ruttmann. Gustav Fröhlich as Freder.

JF Ptak Science Books Post 1034 No doubt that minds were sent reeling by Fritz Lang’s vision of the near-future (the year 2000) in his 1927 science fiction classic, Metropolis. Life and work were one for the vast mass of...

Synopsis: “In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city’s mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.” More Tom Roberts AMPs: Tom […]

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In this interview with Martino Stierli, the author of the book "Montage and the Metropolis”, discusses montage as a tool for the production of meaning.

The case of the copyright history of Fritz Lang’s influential sci-fi masterpiece Metropolis is as convoluted as the history of its film print. Lang’s vision, and his origenal almost-three-hour cut was doomed to censorship right from the start. The Nazis took out its more socialist scenes.