Why Metropolis ?

It was this image in the Larousse Encyclopaedia that got my attention as a child. Was it a statue ? A robot ? How did it work ? What was this Metropolis film about ?

It was several years before I finally saw Metropolis and decades after it was made, the design and imagery of the film struck me like a ton of bricks. Being a lover of Science-Fiction I became captivated by one of the most famous movie icons ever.

I spent years collecting images and information about this film, but information was often far and few between and a lot was contradictory and people willing to help me didn't always point me in the right direction. But thanks to the internet and computer technology I was able to substantially update my collection, though it is likely to remain a never-ending quest.