One day, he spots a beautiful woman with a group of children, she and the children who quickly disappear. Sometime in the future, the city of Metropolis is home to a Utopian society where its wealthy residents live a carefree life. Though originally ephemeral items, these posters are now highly prized amongst collectors and art galleries, rezognized as fine examples of poster art, with elements of the German Expressionist movement and Art Deco evident. The art direction draws influence from Bauhaus, Cubist and Futurist design. The most notable of the Metropolis posters is the original three-sheet Schulz-Neudamm image, bearing the head of the robot starring blankly out at the viewer, and framed by a background tall skyscrapers and distinctive art deco lettering.
As a result, Metropolis have a good posters series, window cards and lobby cards, the majority produced by Ufa and Paramount in association with the film's initial release during 1927-1928. selling the film to a contemporary audience.
Metropolis is a film full of spectacular imagery - the robot, cityscape, the workers, and the machines, all provided material for the promotional artists.
