Metropolis (1927)

Question 1

Metropolis

10 January ______

Fritz Lang

Dystopian, Science Fiction, German Expressionism
Romance, Steampunk

Answer 1

1927

Question 2

Metropolis

10 January 1927

Fritz Lang

______, ______, ______
Romance, Steampunk

Answer 2

• Dystopian
• Science Fiction
• German Expressionism

Question 3

Metropolis

10 January 1927

Fritz Lang

Dystopian, Science Fiction, German Expressionism
______, ______

Answer 3

• Romance
• Steampunk

Question 4

______, intended to rival Hollywood in its spectacular evocation of the 21st century city of Metropolis and its mechanised society founded on slavery. Thea von Harbou’s script is is a bizarre mixture of futuristic sci-fi and backward-looking Gothic horror; it’s at best garbled, and its resolution is, to say the least, politically dubious.

Answer 4

UFA’s most ambitious production

Question 5

UFA’s most ambitious production, ______ in its spectacular evocation of the 21st century city of Metropolis and its mechanised society founded on slavery. Thea von Harbou’s script is is a bizarre mixture of futuristic sci-fi and backward-looking Gothic horror; it’s at best garbled, and its resolution is, to say the least, politically dubious.

Answer 5

intended to rival Hollywood

Question 6

UFA’s most ambitious production, intended to rival Hollywood in ______ and its mechanised society founded on slavery. Thea von Harbou’s script is is a bizarre mixture of futuristic sci-fi and backward-looking Gothic horror; it’s at best garbled, and its resolution is, to say the least, politically dubious.

Answer 6

its spectacular evocation of the 21st century city of Metropolis

Question 7

UFA’s most ambitious production, intended to rival Hollywood in its spectacular evocation of the 21st century city of Metropolis and ______. Thea von Harbou’s script is is a bizarre mixture of futuristic sci-fi and backward-looking Gothic horror; it’s at best garbled, and its resolution is, to say the least, politically dubious.

Answer 7

its mechanised society founded on slavery

Question 8

UFA’s most ambitious production, intended to rival Hollywood in its spectacular evocation of the 21st century city of Metropolis and its mechanised society founded on slavery. ______ is is a bizarre mixture of futuristic sci-fi and backward-looking Gothic horror; it’s at best garbled, and its resolution is, to say the least, politically dubious.

Answer 8

Thea von Harbou’s script

Question 9

UFA’s most ambitious production, intended to rival Hollywood in its spectacular evocation of the 21st century city of Metropolis and its mechanised society founded on slavery. Thea von Harbou’s script is is ______; it’s at best garbled, and its resolution is, to say the least, politically dubious.

Answer 9

a bizarre mixture of futuristic sci-fi and backward-looking Gothic horror

Question 10

UFA’s most ambitious production, intended to rival Hollywood in its spectacular evocation of the 21st century city of Metropolis and its mechanised society founded on slavery. Thea von Harbou’s script is is a bizarre mixture of futuristic sci-fi and backward-looking Gothic horror; it’s ______, and its resolution is, to say the least, politically dubious.

Answer 10

at best garbled

Question 11

UFA’s most ambitious production, intended to rival Hollywood in its spectacular evocation of the 21st century city of Metropolis and its mechanised society founded on slavery. Thea von Harbou’s script is is a bizarre mixture of futuristic sci-fi and backward-looking Gothic horror; it’s at best garbled, and ______.

Answer 11

its resolution is, to say the least, politically dubious

Question 12

Thea von Harbou’s script is is a bizarre mixture of futuristic sci-fi and backward-looking Gothic horror; it’s at best garbled, and its resolution is, to say the least, politically dubious. ______, is tremendously inventive and exhilarating: no director before (and not that many since) had worked so closely with cameramen and designers to achieve such dynamic visual and spatial effects. (Tony Rayns)

Answer 12

Fritz Lang’s direction, on the other hand

Question 13

Thea von Harbou’s script is is a bizarre mixture of futuristic sci-fi and backward-looking Gothic horror; it’s at best garbled, and its resolution is, to say the least, politically dubious. Fritz Lang’s direction, on the other hand, is ______: no director before (and not that many since) had worked so closely with cameramen and designers to achieve such dynamic visual and spatial effects. (Tony Rayns)

Answer 13

tremendously inventive and exhilarating

Question 14

Thea von Harbou’s script is is a bizarre mixture of futuristic sci-fi and backward-looking Gothic horror; it’s at best garbled, and its resolution is, to say the least, politically dubious. Fritz Lang’s direction, on the other hand, is tremendously inventive and exhilarating: ______ had worked so closely with cameramen and designers to achieve such dynamic visual and spatial effects. (Tony Rayns)

Answer 14

no director before (and not that many since)

Question 15

Thea von Harbou’s script is is a bizarre mixture of futuristic sci-fi and backward-looking Gothic horror; it’s at best garbled, and its resolution is, to say the least, politically dubious. Fritz Lang’s direction, on the other hand, is tremendously inventive and exhilarating: no director before (and not that many since) had ______ to achieve such dynamic visual and spatial effects. (Tony Rayns)

Answer 15

worked so closely with cameramen and designers

Question 16

Thea von Harbou’s script is is a bizarre mixture of futuristic sci-fi and backward-looking Gothic horror; it’s at best garbled, and its resolution is, to say the least, politically dubious. Fritz Lang’s direction, on the other hand, is tremendously inventive and exhilarating: no director before (and not that many since) had worked so closely with cameramen and designers ______. (Tony Rayns)

Answer 16

to achieve such dynamic visual and spatial effects