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Metropolis (1927)

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Total cards: 16•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Metropolis 10 January ______ Fritz Lang Dystopian, Science Fiction, German Expressionism Romance, Steampunk

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1927

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Metropolis 10 January 1927 Fritz Lang ______, ______, ______ Romance, Steampunk

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• Dystopian • Science Fiction • German Expressionism

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Metropolis 10 January 1927 Fritz Lang Dystopian, Science Fiction, German Expressionism ______, ______

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• Romance • Steampunk

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______, 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.

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UFA’s most ambitious production

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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.

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intended to rival Hollywood

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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.

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its spectacular evocation of the 21st century city of Metropolis

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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.

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its mechanised society founded on slavery

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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.

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Thea von Harbou’s script

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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.

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

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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.

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at best garbled

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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 ______.

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its resolution is, to say the least, politically dubious

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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)

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Fritz Lang’s direction, on the other hand

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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)

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tremendously inventive and exhilarating

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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)

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no director before (and not that many since)

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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)

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worked so closely with cameramen and designers

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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)

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to achieve such dynamic visual and spatial effects