Fritz Lang
An innovative director who mastered genre storytelling to deliver films as much about the characters as they were about our own society.
Fritz Lang
The Visualization of dystopian Elements in Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis”
The futuristic film “Metropolis” was Fritz Lang’s reaction to his trip to New York in 1924.
The Lessons of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis
This silent sci-fi classic is now widely regarded as one of the most important films ever made.
Fritz Lang. His Life and Work.
Fritz Lang began his film career as a writer and director of silent movies in Germany between the World Wars.
A Companion to Fritz Lang
The first edited collection of essays on Fritz Lang’s body of work in over thirty years
Weimar Cinema: An Essential Guide to Classic Films of the Era
Describes the brilliant creativity that flourished in the name of German cinema between the wars.
The Films of Fritz Lang: Allegories of Vision and Modernity
This study examines the early work of Fritz Lang.
Remembrance: ‘Metropolis’ director Fritz Lang
The German expatriate was a force to be reckoned with, but he also had a softer side.
The Other Fritz Lang
Cowboys, swashbucklers, and guerrillas in the noir master’s non-noir films
The Mark of M
It’s hard to believe that M was made in 1931.
Metropolis: No. 2 best sci-fi and fantasy film of all time
For its time, the film was a milestone.
Making Hollywood Films Was Brutal, Even for Fritz Lang
By the time Lang landed in the United States he was a legend in Germany
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis: Cinematic Visions of Technology and Fear (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture By Michael Minden
Studies the changing German culture that is shown in Lang’s
Fritz Lang: Genre and Representation in His American Films By Reynold Humphries
A look at Lang’s American films and how his style
Fritz Lang (Da Capo) By Lotte Eisner
An examination of every film by Lang, and the themes
Fritz Lang: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series) By Barry Keith Grant
A collection of different interviews with the director.
Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast By Patrick McGilligan
Patrick McGilligan takes a look at the personal life of Fritz