Yulia solntseva and emil schoenemann star in this trailblazing russian effort. A scientist shoots his wife and heads to mars with a young soldier and a detective. Libraries 2015, available for free download from columbias academic. Media in category aelita 1924 film the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Queen of mars is a stunning portrayel of an interplanetary future. Purportedly, it was made on a fantastic budget, and the sets on mars show it. Yakov protazanov, ussr, 1924, a soviet engineer builds a spaceship to find the martian queen who has been observing him from her planet. Robert, nat, and cody are joined by angela fabbrini of cabin in the woods as we take a look at 1924 s aelita. Said to be the first fulllength science fiction movie ever made, aelita. Aelita, the queen of mars is a socialist science fiction spectacle and in 1924. Queen of mars, is a silent film directed by soviet union filmmaker.
Mikhail zharov and igor ilyinsky were cast in leading roles. Yuliya solntseva showcasing martian fashion in aelita queen of mars 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. The next sequence reveals scientists and military men in. Bfilm science fiction movies of the 1950s had a tradition of standingaroundthelab talkiness and not enough of the good stuff.
He fled russia during the postrevolution civil war and worked for a time in france. Feed your soviet sci fi fixation with this wild 1924 silent film. This week, i conclude my little trilogy of mars related films with the earliest of the lot, namely russian aelita, sometimes called aelita queen of mars. Yakov protazanovs 1924 film, aelita, begins in december of 1921 with the worldwide transmission of a cryptic message. A film emblematic of the hopes and dreams of the fledgling soviet union. Aelita, queen of mars just when you thought it was safe to return to mars.
A similar fate almost befell the first russian science fiction film, aelita. Nikolai tseretelli and valentina kuindzhi were cast in leading roles. 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 largestscale and biggestbudget production of the 1920s.
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. In europe, there are two different cuts with french intertitles, the 2005 bach edition. Aelita, the queen of mars is a socialist science fiction spectacle and in 1924 was the first bigbudget movie from soviet russia. Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the working class are put into. New film score movie musical aelita queen of mars with live actors new live silent movie musical. Queen of mars 1924 is an adventure, drama movie starring yuliya solntseva and igor ilyinsky. A vhs tape copy of aelita queen of mars was available for a reasonable price, so my curiousity got the best of me and i ordered it from a reliable amazon vendor in florida. Though the main focus of the story is the daily lives of a small group of people living in the postcivil war. Yuliya solnetseva as aelita well, its some kind of thing. Directed by yakov protazanov released in 1924 complete print, runtime 111.
England extraterrestrial life falsely accused fantasy film noir france german film germany historical hollywood film horror ice. Queen of mars 1924 is an influential film about space travel by the soviet filmmaker yakov protazanov and is reimagined. Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the. Returned in 1924 to direct his most famous film, the pioneering science fiction aelita. Even though it was made as early as 1924, it was not the first featurelength mars film. The queen of mars russias first big budget science fiction. Aelita, queen of mars is certainly a gem of a movie. The cold infernality of yuliya solntseva and the bodily drive of nikolai batalov in the most original screen. On the red planet, the soldier leads a martian revolution and meets the girl of his dreams. Delacourt speaks fluent frenchin this context, a sure sign of her wickedness.
An iris revealing a set of powerlines is followed by a quick cut to an image of an electric current dancing between two wires. It was based on alexei tolstoys novel of the same name. I ran across this title while researching attempts to receive signals from mars by our military in the mid1920s. 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. Made in 1924, it is a look at how communist philosophy plays out in speculative fiction during the silent era. As a bonus, we also talk about hbos current chernobyl miniseries which is emblematic of the dashed. Queen of mars, is a silent film directed by soviet filmmaker yakov protazanov made at the mezhrabpomrus film studio and released in 1924. Aelita, queen of mars, directed by yakov protazanov flicker alley, 2015. Aelita, the queen of mars manufactured on demand, ntsc.
With yuliya solntseva, igor ilyinsky, nikolai tsereteli, nikolay batalov. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. Let us do some time traveling of our own, back to 1924 and one of the first substantial efforts in the sci fi cinema, the soviet. The revelation of the pyramids documentary duration. Queen of mars, is a silent film directed by sovietfilmmaker yakov protazanov made on mezhrabpomrus film studio and released in 1924. Konstantin eggert and yuri zavadsky in aelita queen of mars 1924. With the revolutionary gusev, he travels to mars, but the earthlings and aelita are thrown into prison by the dictator. The novel was adapted in the soviet union to silent film under the same title shot by yakov protazanov in 1924.
Queen of mars, a legendary soviet russian film from 1924 one of those oddball movies that everybody whos into the history of film, and especially the history of science fiction on film, has heard of but few people have actually seen. Rarely seen, its known mostly from photos featuring oddlygarbed women posing amid disorienting geometric shapes. Search, discover and share your favorite aelita queen of mars gifs. 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. Queen of mars, a silent from 1924 that inspired such indispensable classics as flash gordon and fritz langs metropolis. Queen of mars 1924, one of the earliest and most rarely seen of the silent cinemas sciencefiction fantasies, screens today and saturday at 8 p. That honour goes to the danish film himmelskibet 1918, but in. Konstantin eggert, nikola tsereteli, yuliya solntseva, yakov protazanov. A year and a half in the making, it was intended as ideologically correct mass entertainment. Queen of mars with english subtitles is a soviet silent film directed by yakov protazanov and released in 1924. 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.
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