FILM 2153 Chapter Notes - Chapter Film Notes: Rotwang, Gottfried Huppertz, Mad Scientist
8 Feb 2017
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To know: youtube (melies, lumiere shorts, black imp, workers leaving the factory, watching the gardner, the great train robbery, life of the american fireman) e-reserves (metropolis, Characters: joh fredersen- master of metroplis and, freder- freder"s father, rotwang- scientist, grot- the foreman of the heart machine, the thin man- frederse(cid:374)"s sp(cid:455, josaphat- frederse(cid:374)"s assista(cid:374)t, maria- robot double, 11811, master of ceremonies in pleasure gardens. Guesses on the future and attitudes towards machines the use of workers by powerful figures, the mediator love & romance. One of most famous and influential of all silent films. 1/4 thought to be lost for 75 years had been seen only in shortened or truncated versions but was restored in germany with new technology under the murnau. Set to take place in 2026 when populace is divided between workers who must live in the dark underground and the rich who enjoy the futuristic city of splendor.
