The Mediator Between the Head and the Hands Must Be the Heart.
In an urban dystopia stylised with Art Deco futurist aesthetics, Freder and Maria seek to deconstruct the vast class divides in their city. Perhaps the most well-remembered of the Weimar period, the film was produced during a period of vast social change, hyperinflation, and the emergence of new ideologies in present-day Germany.
Directed by pioneering Austrian filmmaker Fritz Lang, Metropolis is an irreplicable science-fiction epic. Perhaps the cornerstone of German expressionism, this silent film is undoubtedly one of the most influential science fiction films ever made.
Join us at Britain’s best Art Deco cinema for a post-screening discussion about this landmark film, with a free cup of tea or coffee!
