The German Take on Gotham
Fritz Lang’s masterful visual depiction of class stratification in Metropolis remains unrivaled by its would-be inheritors.
This iconic poster advertising Fritz Lang’s Metropolis was designed by the prolific but largely forgotten Russian artist and designer Boris Bilinsky. (Fine Art Images / Heritage Images / Getty Images)
In 1924, master German filmmaker Fritz Lang first caught a glimpse of New York City from the deck of an ocean liner. It was this vision, he claimed, that inspired his landmark 1927 film Metropolis. The Berlin sophisticate was supposedly overwhelmed by the towering architectural splendor and angst-ridden mortal struggle of the city. “I felt […]
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