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The dystopian tale of class struggle, passion, faith, and ruination in the living city of Metropolis. Written Thea von Harbou, Fritz Lang's wife at the time, this is the original book upon which Fritz Lang's now infamous movie was based. This edition features a working, linked Table of Contents and…
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The inspiration for the movie Metropolis, a city is torn between an elite upper class, and a working-class, who toil in agony underground. It begins with Freder, the son of the powerful Metropolis leader who encounters a working-class prophet named Maria. Freder feels drawn to the woman and searches for her. Meanwhile, Freder’s father visits a bitter adversary named Rotwang. A mad scientist type, Rotwang tells him that he’s built a robot replica of a woman they once both loved, whose name was Hel. Like an enigma wrapped in a mystery, the robot creates a dense and secretive narrative.…
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