Maria

 

The privileged are shocked when an unexpected intruder interrupts their party in the Eternal Garden: Maria, a young workers’ woman, fair as they come, accompanied by the poor workers’ children. “Look, these are your brothers”, she says to the children as they stare in awe at the wonders their parents work themselves to death for. They’re quickly removed by security, but she’s made an unforgettable impression on Freder, the son of the architect of Metropolis…

 

With a wink to the greatest electronic music artist of them all, who had a soft spot for the electric piano.