Fritz Lang (Vienna, 1890 – Los Angeles, 1976) was not only one of the best and most influential directors in the history of cinema, he was also one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He is best remembered for films such as Metropolis or the Dr. Mabuse series. He was able to find a place for his dark perspective on human nature in both American and European cinema. His German years, when the country was going through the troubled times of the post-war era, before the start of World War II, were more lyrical; his American period featured a crueller, grimmer approach to the world around him. The exhibition now on view at Fundación Luis Seoane focuses on the crucial role of sculpture in Lang’s work, through the different elements involved in the films from his German period, from character and set designs to the special effects. The selection has pieces from his best known film, Metropolis (1927), including a model of the Moloch, a replica of the Maschinenmensch and plaster casts of the heads of the Seven Deadly Sins and Death, on loan from the Berlin Deutsche Kinemathek. There are also four sculptures from the Slovenska Kinoteka, which have never seen before in Spain, which the filmmaker made when he was an Art student circa 1915. Lastly, the exhibition also includes a selection of large-format photographs from the sets of his films and old promotional images, on loan from the Cinémathèque Française, as well as a series of original drawings with character designs and special effects, by artists who would often work with him, like Vienna director Walter Schulze-Mittendorf, and Otto Hunte.