Projections
Metropolis
Metropolis

Date: 06.10.2011 / Thursday
Directed by F. Lang
Place: DKF (Film Discussion Club) Wrocław University of Technology, A1, room 329, 27 Wyb. Wyspiańskiego St.
Futuristic visions of cities are considered as an exemplification of fears and concerns resulting from civilizational and technological development. Architecture can be easily used to build a proper scene setting just by implementing correct light techniques. The contrast or chiaroscuro techniques - originating from expressionism - make it possible to highlight the gloom and anxiety of realized scenes. The multitude of ways how architecture could be used in cinematography makes it difficult to approach the subject from only one perspective. In our projections we wanted to present at least a tiny part of it.
Wojciech Wodo
Curator of DKF Wrocław University of Technology
A shot from “Metropolis’ 1927, dir. by Fritz Lang, from the collection of National Film Archive