Metropolis

Quicklook Rating★★★½

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.

MovieGoer Review

Polls of the most "important" films made during the silent era consistently rank Fritz Lang's Metropolis at or near the top (alongside Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin and Murnau's Nosferatu). There's a reason for this: seemingly every scen... MORE

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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.

MovieGoer Review

Polls of the most "important" films made during the silent era consistently rank Fritz Lang's Metropolis at or near the top (alongside Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin and Murnau's Nosferatu). There's a reason for this: seemingly every scen... MORE