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Movie: The Aerial
The Aerial (”La Antena”) is an innovative Argentinian silent film from 2007, about a city that had lost its voice, and its only savior, a boy without eyes who ends up crucified on a 'Star of David'(?). It’s a surreal allegory in a German expressionism style, a weird black & white fantasy about mind control. A unique and inaccessible fairy tale. [more inside]
Movie: Metropolis
This influential German science-fiction film presents a highly stylized futuristic city where a beautiful and cultured utopia exists above a bleak underworld populated by mistreated workers. When the privileged youth Freder (Gustav Fröhlich) discovers the grim scene under the city, he becomes intent on helping the workers. He befriends the rebellious teacher Maria (Brigitte Helm), but this puts him at odds with his authoritative father, leading to greater conflict. [more inside]
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