MOVING IMAGE MASTERPIECES: METROPOLIS

Fritz Lang's futuristic classic is part of special Queens series

MOVING IMAGE MASTERPIECES: METROPOLIS (Fritz Lang, 1927)

Queens Theatre in the Park
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, New York State Pavilion
Thursday, October 8, 7:00
Tickets: $10
718-760-0064
http://www.queenstheatre.org

Fritz Lang’s staggering achievement is frightfully more relevant than ever these days, with America suffering an economic meltdown and capitalism on the run. In a brilliantly realized futuristic society, Lang pits workers against owners, man against machine, and father against son amid towering stage sets and dazzling special effects. Joh Fredersen (Alfred Abel) wants his son, Freder (Gustav Fröhlich), to follow him and run the city, but after meeting Maria (Brigitte Helm), Freder soon understands the plight of the lower classes, setting in motion a battle for control and a fight for freedom. In 1984, Giorgio Moroder famously added a modern soundtrack to a shortened version of the film; here, pianist Ben Model will play live accompaniment to the longer, restored version of METROPOLIS. If you’ve never seen this majestic work, this is a great opportunity.