Brigitte Helm
Maria/The Robot (AKA Futura)
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1 day ago · Metropolis streaming: where to watch online? Currently you are able to watch "Metropolis" streaming on fuboTV, Hoopla, Classix, Metrograph, FlixFling or for free with ads on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Crackle, Pluto TV. It is also possible to rent "Metropolis" on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu, Apple TV, FlixFling, Kino Now ...
- Fritz Lang
- 1927
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2 days ago · One of the most prominent figures in German Expressionism, Fritz Lang’s work includes Metropolis (1927), a seminal film that epitomizes the movement’s thematic and visual elements. The film’s portrayal of a dystopian future with stark, oppressive imagery reflects contemporary societal concerns. Nosferatu (1922) by F.W. Murnau
2 days ago · I wrote my chapter about Fritz Lang’s Metropolis based on that symposium. Everybody talks about Lang’s trip to Manhattan and the film’s skyscrapers, but the film places equal focus on underground spaces. Seen as an “ecological archive,” the film records ideas about infrastructure and environmental management at the time of its production.
1 day ago · These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include Fritz Lang’s 1927 silent science fiction masterpiece “Metropolis” with live musical accompaniment, spooky doings for Space Week, Michael Cimino’s 1978 Best Picture winner “The Deer Hunter,” dual Gatsbys and more.
3 days ago · Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist science-fiction silent film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Thea von Harbou in collaboration with Lang from von Harbou's 1925 novel of the same name (which was intentionally written as a treatment). It stars Gustav Fröhlich, Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, and Brigitte Helm.
2 days ago · Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927) If there’s one takeaway from this list, it should be that foreign sci-fi movies, not Hollywood fodder, have proved to be the most pioneering releases from the genre.
1 day ago · In 1927, Fritz Lang directed Metropolis, a silent pro-labor fantasy film written by his wife, Thea von Harbou. That movie featured Brigitte Helm as Maria the Machine Person, one of the first robots in cinema. Even if Metropolis were the lone notable movie Lang ever made, then he would still deserve at least one Best Director Oscar. But the ...
