Fritz Lang's Metropolis Philly Film Event

Partnering with the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ and hosted by Macy's Center City, attendees were treated to a truly unique Philly film event by pairing Fritz Lang's 1927 restored sci-fi work of art with the historic Wanamaker Organ, fantastically played by Peter Richard Conte.



Metropolis
is an ambitious film, even by today's standard in terms of themes
explored. It mixes in a myriad of religious doctrine, including a
savior/mediator and the dual perception of women throughout history of
being both temptress and goddess. You've got man vs. the machine; the
inequality between the haves and the have nots; which includes... Continued on Philadelphia Film Society Site