MetropolisPG
In a futuristic city, a wealthy utopia exists above a bleak underworld where mistreated workers live. When a privileged young man discovers the grim scene below, he sets out to help the workers and befriends a rebellious teacher, putting him at odds with his authoritative father. With its stunning sets, iconic design and pioneering special effects, Fritz Lang’s prophetic sci-fi is one of the greatest and most influential films to emerge out of the era of silent cinema.
Reviews
‘Here is the starting-point of so much modern cinema.’
★★★★★
Anthony Quinn, The Independent
‘Building on earlier science fiction and endlessly influential on later works, Lang’s film is a mammoth marvel, fusing modernism and expressionism, art deco and Biblical spectacle’
★★★★★
Ben Walters, Time Out
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We showed Metropolis between June 25, 2023 and June 26, 2023.
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