Jun 25, 2014 meanwhile in russia, science fiction was being used for a much more serious purpose to spread the word of karl marx to mars. An iris revealing a set of powerlines is followed by a quick cut to an image of an electric current dancing between two wires. With yuliya solntseva, igor ilyinsky, nikolai tsereteli, nikolay batalov. Queen of mars 1924 is an adventure, drama movie starring yuliya solntseva and igor ilyinsky. Purportedly, it was made on a fantastic budget, and the sets on mars show it. 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. Choose dvd, video download or usb flash drive version. The story begins in the soviet union, just after the end of the russian civil war.
A scientist shoots his wife and heads to mars with a young soldier and a detective. Queen of mars, is a silent film directed by soviet filmmaker yakov protazanov made at the mezhrabpomrus film studio and released in 1924. Media in category aelita 1924 film the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Aelita, queen of mars is certainly a gem of a movie. It takes place after war has started in soviet union. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Watch the first russian science fiction film, aelita. The main character is a young man that travels all the way to mars with his rocket ship. When he gets there he becomes friends with a group of people that will go against. Aelita 1924 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Aelita is about a group of people that are friends. Queen of mars, has been just as highly praised as it has often been misunderstood, primarily by western critics. Queen of mars 1924 landmark ussr scifi dvd, mp4, usb.
Queen of mars or simply aelita was a hit but it wasnt the picture that made the reputation of the soviet film industry abroadthe honor of being most famous soviet silent goes to a little picture called battleship potemkin. Aelita queen of mars 1924 this groundbreaking work of science fiction is not really science fiction. But the revolution is defeated, and the russians are returning to earth. Aelita, the queen of mars manufactured on demand, ntsc format. Jan 10, 2003 aelita, queen of mars is certainly a gem of a movie. Bfilm science fiction movies of the 1950s had a tradition of standingaroundthelab talkiness and not enough of the good stuff. It was based on alexei tolstoys novel of the same name. Queen of mars 1924 landmark ussr scifi dvd, mp4, usb drive.
Aelita, the queen of mars is a socialist science fiction spectacle and in 1924 was the first bigbudget movie from soviet russia. Aelita, queen of mars 1924 produced by mezhrabpomrus directed by yakov protazanov, premiered september 30, 1924, at the ars cinema in moscow with a special musical score composed by valentin kruchinin. Aelita, queen of mars just when you thought it was safe to return to mars. Get an ad free experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. The queen of mars has the distinction of being the first big budget movie made in soviet russia. 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.
Jun 17, 2018 aelita, queen of mars 810 ostensibly russiasussrs first scifi film, this political 1924 space fantasy lays down a surprisingly intelligent criticism of the communist revolution, once you look past the clunky, propagandistic symbolism on the surface. A year and a half in the making, it was intended as ideologically correct mass entertainment. Search, discover and share your favorite aelita queen of mars gifs. Based upon alexei tolstois novel production began in february, 1923, and took over a year to complete. 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. Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the working class are put into. Nikolai tseretelli and valentina kuindzhi were cast in leading roles. While aelita doesnt surpass fritz langs 1926 classic metropolis, it is a major early. Made in 1924, it is a look at how communist philosophy plays out in speculative fiction during the silent era. Queen of mars, a silent from 1924 that inspired such indispensable classics as flash gordon and fritz langs metropolis. A soldier, an inventor and a police informant participate in the first flight to mars.
On the red planet, the soldier leads a martian revolution and meets the girl of his dreams. Although most of the movie is earthbound, it is re. Yakov protazanov with nikolai tseretelli, valentina kuindzji, yulia solntseva, pavel pol and vera orlova. 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. There are few, though, who contest its visual influence on the genre of science fiction. Queen of mars is a stunning portrayel of an interplanetary future. Yakov protazanovs 1924 film, aelita, begins in december of 1921 with the worldwide transmission of a cryptic message. Queen of mars with english subtitles is a soviet silent film directed by yakov protazanov and released in 1924. 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. Yulia solntseva and emil schoenemann star in this trailblazing russian effort.
A similar fate almost befell the first russian science fiction film, aelita. New film score movie musical aelita queen of mars with live actors new live silent movie musical. It has sequences on mars and iconic alien designs but most of the film is actually about an embezzlement scheme in the soviet union. The daughter of dictator mars aelita falls in love with a soviet engineer. With the revolutionary gusev, he travels to mars, but the earthlings and aelita are thrown into prison by the dictator. 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. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. Jun 24, 2012 aelita1924,english subtitles embedded. On the cover is a shot from the movie aelita 1924, in the public domain.
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