Lang Expands the Limits of Filmmaking with Metropolis

Article abstract: Fritz Lang’s Metropolis used boldly innovative cinematic techniques to tell a story that blended futuristic science fiction with nineteenth century melodrama and prophetic social criticism.

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In 1924, Fritz Lang journeyed from Germany to the United States with the intention of touring American film studios in New York and Hollywood. Lang had already achieved critical acclaim as an innovative filmmaker with such films as the spy thriller Dr. Mabuse der Spieler (1922; Dr. Mabuse the Gambler) and the lavish,...

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