Metropolis

Here I will post a few clips from Fritz Lang's 1926 silent masterpiece Metropolis. One of the best and most influential films ever made, also an excellent visual example of a dystopic society.

Metropolis Opening Scenes
Apologies for lack of english subtitles in this clip. Incredibly beautiful montage illustrating the movements of the machines in lower Metropolis, followed by the workers preparing for their shift.

Metropolis - Workers' Underground City
In this clip, a character has a vision in which Lang draws a parallel between the malfunctioning machine injuring workers with ritualistic human sacrifice to a monstrous idol. The end of the clip shows the upper part of the Metropolis, which is comparable stylistically to the illustrated cover of Zamyatin's We.