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METROPOLIS Lost for over 80 years, the complete version of Fritz Lang's dazzling futuristic masterpi
Opening Night Special Event!
Friday, May 7 at 7:30pm
Live Organ Accompaniment by Ben Model
Lost for over 80 years, the complete version of Fritz Lang's dazzling futuristic masterpiece
Metropolis, the visionary and elaborate spectacle by director Fritz Lang is an epic projection of a futuristic city divided into a working and an elite class. In the 21st century, a de-humanized proletariat labors non-stop in a miserable subterranean city beneath a luxurious city of mile-high skyscrapers, flying automobiles, palatial architectural idylls, tubes and tunnels. With stunningly inventive special effects, Lang's allegorical narrative and architectural vision creates a highly stylized vision of a not-so-unlikely future. Metropolis is controlled by a sinister authoritarian whose son, Freder, rejects his father's callous philosophy and attitude towards laborers. Meek though they are, the workers are encouraged by Maria, a wistful young woman who wills her comrades to embrace patience and silent strength. Upon discovering her influence upon the workers, a mad scientist kidnaps Maria and creates a robot in her image that will incite the workers to revolt. As Freder races against time to save Maria and curtail the damage done by her doppelganger robot, Metropolis is enveloped in chaos and the classes are brought together in a breathtaking and highly moralistic climax.
Germany, 1926, 155 min., b/w
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LocationCinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington, NY 11743
United States
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