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Thea Von Harbou
Thea von Harbou (1888.1954) was a German screenwriter and novelist who left a lasting mark on science fiction literature and expressionist cinema. Born in Tauperlitz, she began her career as an actress before turning to writing. Her novel Metropolis (1925), adapted with Fritz Lang, whom she married, depicts a futuristic city torn by class struggle and manipulated by a robot.
Collaborating with Lang on films such as M, Harbou developed a gothic and political aesthetic, blending technology with social critique. Her later involvement with the Nazi party tarnished her reputation, but her influence on science fiction and dystopian cinema remains undeniable. She played the role of mediator between literature and film, exploring the anxieties of industrial modernity.
Collaborating with Lang on films such as M, Harbou developed a gothic and political aesthetic, blending technology with social critique. Her later involvement with the Nazi party tarnished her reputation, but her influence on science fiction and dystopian cinema remains undeniable. She played the role of mediator between literature and film, exploring the anxieties of industrial modernity.
Metropolis
Mit einem Nachwort von Dana Grigorcea.Heute leben wir mit der KI und der vagen Vorstellung von einem künftigen Menschen, seiner Arbeit und seiner Gesellschaftsform. Doch bereits 1925 beschrieb Thea von Harbou in ihrem Roman Metropolis eine düstere, schlecht belichtete Unterstadt, in der Menschen als Sklaven hausen – und eine helle, im Luxus schwelgende Oberstadt der Reichen und Mächtigen.
Metropolis
Metropolis by Thea von Harbou immerses readers in a futuristic city of the twenty-second century, where a privileged elite lives above ground while exploited workers toil in dark underground tunnels. Freder, the son of the ruler Joh Fredersen, is horrified to discover the inhumane conditions endured by the workers.