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Metropolis
on DVD (1927)
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| Starring: |
Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Frohlich, Fritz Rasp |
| Director: |
Fritz Lang |
| Studio: |
EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time: |
118 mins |
| Certificate: |
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| User collections: |
Superb Films of the 1920's, Best world movies, Black and White Greats, New List, My Favourite Black And White Pictures!, Early Cinema, Top 50 Dystopian Movies of All Time, My 10 Favourite Silent Films, 20 best films of the 1920s, Favourite Night In |
| Genres: |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Released: |
27/01/2003
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Brief synopsis of Metropolis
METROPOLIS, a visionary and elaborate spectacle by director Fritz Lang is an epic projection of a futuristic city divided into a working and an elite class. Its exhilarating climax brings the city to its knees, as the classes clash against each other.
In the 21st-Century, a de-humanized proletariat labors non-stop in a miserable subterranean city beneath a luxurious city of mile-high skyscrapers, flying automobiles, palatial architectural idylls, tubes and tunnels. With stunningly inventive special effects, Lang's allegorical narrative and architectural vision creates a highly stylized vision of a not-so-unlikely future (especially for 1926 when the film was made.) As the elite frolic above the clouds, thousands of miserable workers toil night and day inside the belly of the gigantic machine that runs the entire city. Metropolis is controlled by a sinister authoritarian whose son, Freder, rejects his father's callous philosophy and attitude towards laborers. Meek though they are, the workers are encouraged by Maria, a wistful young woman who wills her comrades to embrace patience and silent strength. Upon discovering her influence upon the workers, a mad scientist kidnaps Maria and creates a robot in her image that will incite the workers to revolt. As Freder races against time to save Maria and curtail the damage done by her doppelganger robot, Metropolis is enveloped in chaos and the classes are brought together in a breathtaking and highly moralistic climax.
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All DVDs in this series
Metropolis - Disc 1
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Metropolis - Disc 2
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Radio Times
No sooner had it been premiered — at approximately 153 minutes in length — than Fritz Lang's sci-fi masterpiece was subjected to commercially inspired abridgement. But now, thanks to the efforts of a team of unsung archivists, a new 119-minute version has been compiled from the various extant prints. A quarter of the picture appears irretrievably lost. Nevertheless, what remains still stands as a monument to both the ingenuity of the UFA art department and Lang's vision as a film-maker. The muddled political message has been the subject of much conjecture, but few can deny the majesty of the cityscapes or the inhumanity of the subterranean caverns. Among the most famous and influential silent films ever made, Metropolis has lost none of its ability to inspire awe and provoke debate.
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