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5 days ago · Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist science-fiction silent film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Thea von Harbou in collaboration with Lang from von Harbou's 1925 novel of the same name (which was intentionally written as a treatment).
2 days ago · Fritz on Fridays: Western Union. Joshua Polanski July 5, 2024. On the first Friday of every month, this column by critic Joshua Polanski will feature a short review or essay on a film directed by Fritz Lang (1890-1976), the great Austrian “Master of Darkness.”. Occasionally (but not too occasionally), Fritz on Fridays will also feature ...
2 days ago · The eerie, beautiful drawings that demonstrated the possibilities of 1916 Zoning Resolution were not unlike the imagery in Fritz Lang's Metropolis.
6 days ago · Fritz Lang’s 1927 film “Metropolis” has profoundly shaped modern AI discourse. The film presented an early, influential depiction of an artificial being, featuring a humanoid robot capable of complex behavior and emotional manipulation.
Jun 22, 2024 · Friedrich Christian Anton “Fritz” Lang was an Austrian-German-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor. One of the best-known émigrés from Germany’s school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the “Master of Darkness” by the British Film Institute.
5 days ago · Through film director Fritz Lang, Janowitz and Mayer met with Erich Pommer, head of production at the Decla-Film studio in Weissensee, on 19 April 1919, to discuss selling the script. According to Pommer, he attempted to get rid of them, but they persisted until he agreed to meet with them.
Jun 25, 2024 · Fritz Lang ("Metropolis") behauptete immer, sein filmisches Schaffen habe nichts mit seinem Leben zu tun. Spätestens seit der Entdeckung Langs durch die Regisseure der Nouvelle Vague, gilt er als großer Meister des Kinos. Warum seine Negation der Verbindung von Leben und Kunst?
