"METROPOLIS."

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 19400, 28 August 1928, Page 11

"METROPOLIS."

\iCltt OP THE FUTURE. I fIRASD THEATRE. picture have a further E-totropolis," this week. The film, success it enjoyed, ?*taW»tthe Q» nd for ftn e * tend ' im& all the story of »n enormous city JflTfatot. whose whole life and being 1232 ttr »« ,m " d ' « nlttlMd L cIMSM ' JtKKinu world, li«ng on the sweat ilXrf toilers in the bowels of S-ZEtoM who work the giant engines SKhSm m existence to their masters. the picture deals XrflSwWA«l«W weU be approached experienced producer. The 3*itm however, and the visualising maamum ' ■- f inye been eplendt stirs the sluggish is the mind of the Illways there is that t —the lure of things incomprehensible to of etrarige delvlnge he creation of the out a soul, is one tastic, incidents in [ the mystical in it. il existence, there is «e.;,",sroni the time j of the people, meets | the city, John Mas>ve»themo is woven | ig her, -Brio Masterstomed parts of the chine-rooms of the llaves art forced to irva'tion. Here, Eric lister, and his brain me to realisation of lal system.' In his lecomes one. of the na enters, the story MfNj&Xajterman' commands. Rctwang, K3jffi]Sstttor, to build an automaton to preach the doctrine of IBafett'Kworkers. But the robot gets of its maker, and incites B^»»^ tg,BB to rebellion. Bed re-down-trodden people in BByjafyffiuid "thej retell'' smash the the whole city da■HKSgBU,'. the pure love of Erie and HfflEgp'AMid is instrumental in joinnnnM«f.the all hi* workIHHrmm °t brotherhood. a cast; of brilliant actors is .plays the ..contrasting ■HPta?uro the sonlleii automaton grace and dramatic o 'others are,, ideally suited to ■B®ttd'th9 result is an impressive ». most difficult and exacting Orchestra contributes