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
01 / Screenings
Screenings
The 137-minute version is listed. Screening format and subtitle details will be confirmed before ticketing opens.
02 / About the film
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.
03 / 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 ↗