Metropolis (1927) | |
| Director(s) | Fritz Lang |
| Producer(s) | Giorgio Moroder, Erich Pommer |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction |
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Metropolis (1927) was a Drama - Science Fiction Film directed by Fritz Lang and produced by Erich Pommer and Giorgio Moroder.
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METROPOLIS And The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
By Dan Day, Jr. on Mar 20, 2022 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogThe spectacular German silent epic METROPOLIS is one of my favorite films of all time. I've been mesmerized and entranced by it since I first saw it as a young teenager. Seeing METROPOLIS at any time, under any circumstances, is a great experience. But seeing the restored version in a theatrical ven... Read full article
reblog: Stream 48 Classic & Contemporary German Films Free Online: From Fritz Lang?s Metropolis to Margarethe von Trotta?s Hannah Arendt
By John Grant on Dec 5, 2018 From NoirishThe site Open Culture makes a practice of giving leads to bits of free culture around the intertubes. Their latest caught my eye. If you?re reading this, there?s a good chance you?ve seen the German Expressionist classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. As soon as Robert Weine?s 1920 film came out, it w... Read full article
Voyage to Metropolis, 2010, a robust, thrilling and mysterious journey! (4)
By C. S. Williams on Jan 19, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosIf you have yet to purchase “The Complete Metropolis” then you lack a serious part of cinematic history. This Blu-ray disc will captivate and fan the flames of love of film for you. But today I put aside Metropolis itself and concentrate on?Voyage to Metropolis. Die Reise nach Metropolis... Read full article
Voyage to Metropolis, 2010, a robust, thrilling and mysterious journey! (3)
By C. S. Williams on Jan 19, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosOriginally posted on Classic Film Aficionados: If you have yet to purchase ?The Complete Metropolis? then you lack a serious part of cinematic history. This Blu-ray disc will captivate and fan the flames of love of film for you. But today I put aside Metropolis itself and concentrate on?Voyage to Me... Read full article
Voyage to Metropolis, 2010, a robust, thrilling and mysterious journey!
By C. S. Williams on Jan 19, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosClassic Film Aficionados If you have yet to purchase ?The Complete Metropolis? then you lack a serious part of cinematic history. This Blu-ray disc will captivate and fan the flames of love of film for you. But today I put aside Metropolis itself and concentrate on?Voyage to Metropolis. Die Reise n... Read full article
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No optical printing system existed at the time, so to create a matte effect, a large mirror was placed at an angle to reflect a piece of artwork while live footage was projected onto the reverse. To expose the projected footage, the silvering on the back of the mirror had to be scraped off in strategically appropriate places. One mistake would ruin the whole mirror. This was done for each separate shot that had to be composited in this manner. This procedure was developed by Eugen Schüfftan and is known as the "Schufftan Process."
In the novelization, the robot is described as a woman "of glass and metal," and her name is Parody; Maria's features are sculpted onto its face by Rotwang itself, using Maria as a guide.
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