A documentary essay about a research for an adaptation of the legendary 1927 feature film Metropolis, resulting from the artists’ trip to China in 2004. The film creates a convergence of two myths ‚ the modern totalitarianism depicted in Fritz Lang’s Metropolis and modern China, whose staggering growth has become the subject of heated debate in the West. It is also a potent metaphor on visions of the future.
Metropolis: Report from China
Clemens von Wedemeyer, Maya Schweizer
IndieLisboa 2008 • Director's Cut
Germany, France, Documentary, 2007, 42′
