Metropolis
Metropolis is a 1927 Silent Film, Directed by German Expressionist Director, Fritz Lang, and Written by Lang and His Wife, Thea von Harbou.
It is Considered a Pioneering Science-Fiction Movie, and Was One of the First Feature Length Films in That Genre.
Metropolis Takes Place in an Urban Dystopia: An Imagined Society in Which Everything is Unpleasant and Frightening.
The Plot Follows the Attempts of Freder, the Rich Son of the City's Ruler, and Maria, a Poor Worker Girl, to Overcome the Chasm Separating the City's Classes.
Substantial Portions of the Film Were Cut Following its German Premiere. Several Restorations and Reconstructions of the Film Have Resulted in Much of the Lost Footage Being Recaptured.
"Metropolis" is an Original Song Based Upon Lang's Film.
METROPOLIS
Eternal Gardens...Maria-A Beautiful Girl,
Forgive Me, Father, She Belongs to the Worker's World,
Livin' and Workin' Deep Underground,
Destroy the Heart and the Children, They May Drown,
In Metropolis,
Livin' in Metropolis,
Workin' in Metropolis,
Dyin' in Metropolis,
In Metropolis...
In Metropolis.
Marchin' Like Automatons Down to the Catacombs,
Dozens Die When the M-Machine explodes,
New Tower of Babel, Livin' Up in the Sky,
On the Factory Clock, Imagine Bein' Crucified,
In Metropolis,
Livin' in Metropolis,
Workin' in Metropolis,
Dyin' in Metropolis,
In Metropolis...
In Metropolis.
Machine Man/Woman, Ain' No Phobia,
Death Descends on Urban Dystopia,
In Metropolis,
Livin' in Metropolis,
Workin' in Metropolis,
Dyin' in Metropolis,
In Metropolis...
In Metropolis.
In Metropolis...
In Metropolis...
In Metropolis.
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I loved that film.....I saw the full length version and took my partner to see it on her birthday. I still think the female robot looks futuristic Rick...thanks for posting!
I don't know Rick, this is starting to look an awful lot like both the RNC and DNC conventions don't you think?
DISCLAIMER: This is not a political statement
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Thanks for sharing these photos! I have seen this film only a few years ago - although I am German as the author of the film. It is very impressive how he pre-viewed many things which have come true.
It is also understandable why Hitler wanted to enroll him in his service, but he definitively meant something different with his films!
Hi Heidi-Thanks for reading. I appreciate your comments. I have the film, and, for its day, it is an amazing piece of work. :)
I fully agree. Big ART in making films