Nazi propaganda film about the embryo of metal falling from the sky, extracted by the German industry for various purposes..
Paul Engelmann
Germany
Is Metall des Himmels worth watching? Honestly, only if you have a very specific, unhealthy obsession with 1930s industrial cinematography or you're a film history student who enjoys being bored to tears. If you're looking for a casual movie night, steer clear. You will probably hate it unless you’re interested in how ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Walter Ruttmann
Richard Smith
Community
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"Is Metall des Himmels worth watching? Honestly, only if you have a very specific, unhealthy obsession with 1930s industrial cinematography or you're a film history student who enjoys being bored to tears. If you're looking for a casual movie night, steer clear. You will probably hate it unless you’re interested in how governments manipulate the masses through boring-looking factory footage. The whole thing feels like a fever dream of hammers and sparks. There's this strange, rhythmic clanging t..."
