With yuliya solntseva, igor ilyinsky, nikolai tsereteli, nikolay batalov. A year and a half in the making, it was intended as ideologically correct mass entertainment which could compete both in russia and abroad with the hollywood films that dominated soviet and world screens while also earning plaudits for artistic innovation such as. One of the highpoints of the aesthetic revolution is yakov protazanovs 1924 scifi film, aelita. In hindsight, however, aelita turns out to have been a film before its time, and indeed a work of classic scifi, in its extremely imaginative use of technology, costuming, and set design. Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the working classe are put into cold storage when they are not needed. A year and a half in the making, it was intended as ideologically correct mass entertainment. Queen of mars is a stunning portrayel of an interplanetary future. The story begins in the soviet union, just after the end of the russian civil war. Aelita, queen of mars just when you thought it was safe to return to mars. It is also as far as we can tell the first russiansoviet science fiction film, closely rivalled by lev kuleshovs the death ray luch smerti that was made the year after. Queen of mars is known as the first featurelength film about space travel. The best parts of this film are the science fictional ones, with their brilliant costumes.
Aelita, queen of mars, the silent cinema musical home. Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the working class are put into cold. Without the fascination it has always held for film buffs, it might have disappeared, given its opposition to party dogma. Queen of mars yakov protazonov the first sciencefiction soviet film, aelita. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. This is the framebyframe restored version of aelita the original title of the film and play by aleksei tolstoy on which it was based, the added title queen of mars is obviously for international markets. The 100 th year anniversary of the russian revolution remains a hotly debated event, but there is no doubt about the enormous impact the cultural transformations the revolution had on cinema. Aelita, the queen of mars essay by david shepard it has interplanetary travel, romance, murder, theft and fraud, a comic detective, thoughts about mankinds future in space also comic and political comment ditto. If your plans change, its easy to refund or exchange your tickets. Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the working classe are put into cold storage when. I will seek out the dvd content for that one if it is available. While aelita doesnt surpass fritz langs 1926 classic. Finally though, aelita here called aelita, the queen of mars on the box but not the movie did appear, in a 1991 kino international vhs release. Queen of mars filmed by yakov protazonov in 1924, is the movie that will be analyzed.
But my transfer from a torrent client had many glitches in it. There are few, though, who contest its visual influence on the genre of science fiction. This is called the first soviet science fiction film because of its futuristic sets on mars, although most of it takes place in moscow. In a way, this film could be an equal criticism of both.
New film score movie musical aelita queen of mars with live actors new live silent movie musical. The novel was adapted in the soviet union to silent film under the same title shot by yakov protazanov in 1924, and by hungarian director andras rajnai in 1980. The film praises domesticity and married life at a time when society was. Aelita, queen of mars ussr predating and influencing the betterknown metropolis, the groundbreaking, visually breathtaking aelita, queen of mars was the first soviet science fiction film. In this silent russian film, a loner engineer builds his own rocket and flies to the planet mars. Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the working class are put into cold storage when they are not needed. The queen of mars, like so many of the lowbudget sciencefiction movies that would follow it years later, remains earthbound for the majority of the film, only occasionally teasing the viewer with the mars stuff. It has sequences on mars and iconic alien designs but most of the film is actually about an embezzlement scheme in the soviet union. See it just to get an idea of the type of film being made. The movie is set at the beginning of the nep new economic policy in december, 1921. Movie dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives. Surprisingly aelita agrees to a revolution, and as queen of mars she becomes the leader and figurehead of the uprising, until she betrays the cause and tries to install herself as the supreme ruler of mars. My memory is a little hazy, but im pretty certain it was released to laserdisc soon after, which is how i remember pal charlie ziarko and i watching it a year or two after that. This was one of the films by the film director after he came back to russia since the revolution in 1917.
Bfilm science fiction movies of the 1950s had a tradition of standingaroundthelab talkiness and not enough of the good stuff. A soviet sensation upon its heavily publicized release in 1924, aelita, the queen of mars is now a curiosity of postrevolutionary russian silent. Remarkable silent film featuring dazzling futurist and cubist sets and costumes, as well as a wild allegorical story. Queen of mars 1924 landmark soviet science fiction film. He has other problems, though, as he suspects that his wife is stepping out on him with a petty official who moonlights as a blackmarket dealer. Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the working class are put into.
It was based on alexei tolstoy s novel of the same name. Midnight sun film festival germany 10 february 2012 berlin international film festival australia 19 august 2017 melbourne international film festival netherlands april 2019 imagine film festival also known as aka. Watch the first russian science fiction film, aelita. Upon receiving a mysterious radio message from mars, he decides to pose as a. Queen of mars, is a silent film directed by soviet filmmaker yakov protazanov made at the mezhrabpomrus film studio and released in 1924. Rarely seen, its known mostly from photos featuring oddlygarbed women posing amid disorienting geometric shapes. Sergei kozlovsky, aleksandra ester, isaac rabinovich, victor simo cast. Queen of marsrevolt of the robots 1924 ussr 100 mins. Aelita, the queen of mars manufactured on demand, ntsc. Aelita, the queen of mars bringing film history to new. Aelita queen of mars russian sciencefiction film english intertitles. A scientist shoots his wife and heads to mars with a young soldier and a detective. The queen of mars has the distinction of being the first big budget movie made in soviet russia. The restored version also features a revised soundtrack.
On the red planet, the soldier leads a martian revolution and meets the girl of his dreams. Aelita, queen of mars, a silent movie musical from the zany soviet film. Aelita, the queen of mars is a socialist science fiction spectacle and in 1924 was the first bigbudget movie from soviet russia. Just when you thought it was safe to return to mars. Some of the film involves the usual workers rights themes common to u. Aleksei fajko, fyodor otsep, based on the novel by aleksei tolstoy phot. The film displays the humorous exploits of the bourgeoise zie, and the stark poverty the proletariat suffered in 1924 russia. Queen of mars times favorite theater button overview.
Aelita queen of mars 1924 this groundbreaking work of science fiction is not really science fiction. The art design for aelita is, simply put, out of this world. Although this film is quite comic, it exemplifies the shift from humor to realism in science fiction film that was happening throughout the 1920s, as it also conveys a serious tone. It takes an inordinately long time for the main character to reach mars, although mars is shown throughout the film, following aelita, queen of mars as she goes about. Aelita with the orginal music by stravinsky, scriabin and glasonov is available on i enjoyed that one immensely especially the the workers revolt on mars. Protazanov was a successful russian director prior to the revolution, working mainly in france and. Search, discover and share your favorite aelita queen of mars gifs. Queen of mars, has been just as highly praised as it has often been misunderstood. Foreign distributors saddled it with the embarrassing subtitles queen of mars or revolt of the robots. Further plot developments make clear that lang may owe something to the films story as well, involving a tyrannical martian ruler, aelitas father. Aelita guardare film con sottotitoli in italiano gratuitamente. A soldier, an inventor and a police informant participate in the first flight to mars. Yuliya solntseva, igor ilyinsky, nikolai tsereteli, nikolai batalov, vera orlova.
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