This 2010 restoration of Fritz Lang’s silent classic takes the 1926 original, with one of the cinema’s first visions of a dystopian urban future, and lovingly, painstakingly pieces together as much of the film as possible – including descriptions of long-missing scenes as described in the final screenplay version. Metropolis is a fascinating movie to watch – expressionistic, futuristic and fantastic all at once. And Brigitte Helm, in the dual role of worker-heroine Maria and her evil robot doppelganger, embodies one of the most visually iconic cinematic females of the silent era.