Above / below
The towers and the machine halls occupy different worlds. Lang makes social distance a matter of scale and space.
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Future city / 1927
Metropolis.
A city built in two worlds.
- Director
- Fritz Lang
- Film
- 1927 · 137 min
Screenings
The 137-minute version is listed. Screening format and subtitle details will be confirmed before ticketing opens.
About the film
Above ground, towers rise. Below, workers keep the machines moving. Fritz Lang turns this divide into a vast silent vision of the future.
What to watch for
Where does the city draw its line?
Built to overwhelm
Miniatures, monumental sets and crowds give the future city a size that no single person can command.
A human double
The robot Maria turns a story about machinery into one about imitation, spectacle and control.
Film information: BFI. BFI