• How Metropolis (1927) Changed Cinema and Predicted the Future

  • Nov 27 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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How Metropolis (1927) Changed Cinema and Predicted the Future

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  • In 1927, the Austrian filmmaker Fritz Lang and his soon-to-be Nazi wife made one of the most influential films of all time, Metropolis. Many of the cinema conventions and tropes can be traced to Metropolis, which amazingly predicted how technology would be used by the rich and powerful to sow discord in society. Filmographer Asi Oren joins Gil to discuss. To watch the film on YouTube click here, and to support the podcast click here.

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