Tracing the thread…
His masterpiece 'Modern Times' (1936) directly satirizes industrial mechanization and its dehumanizing effects on workers.
Walter Lang GermanyHis film 'Metropolis' (1927) explores the grand scale of industrial society and its class divisions through visionary sci-fi aesthetics.
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet UnionHis documentary-style films like 'October: Ten Days That Shook the World' celebrate industrial progress and labor as driving forces of social transformation.