This influential German science-fiction film presents a highly stylized futuristic city where a beautiful and cultured utopia exists above a bleak underworld populated by mistreated workers. When the privileged youth Freder (Gustav Fröhlich) discovers the grim scene under the city, he becomes intent on helping the workers. He befriends the rebellious teacher Maria (Brigitte Helm), but this puts him at odds with his authoritative father, leading to greater conflict.

Following its world premiere in 1927, half an hour was cut from Fritz Lang’s masterpiece and lost to the world.

Eighty years later a spectacular discovery was made when the footage was found in a small, dusty museum in Buenos Aires.

The film was then painstakingly reconstructed and digitally restored with a new recording of the original score.

At last audiences could see the iconic futuristic fairy tale as Lang had envisioned it.

Simply magnificent.