The top, the bottom and the middle: Space, class and gender in <i>Metropolis</i>

My article explores the images and metaphors relating to space in Fritz Lang’s 1926 film, Metropolis (remade in 1984 by Georgio Moroder). Using a primarily Marxist interpretive framework, I analyse the spatial layout of the filmic city of Metropolis, divided into three levels, one above ground and t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: D.C. Byrne
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2003-08-01
Series:Literator
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Online Access:https://literator.org.za/index.php/literator/article/view/298