A similar fate almost befell the first russian science fiction film, aelita. A year and a half in the making, it was intended as ideologically correct mass entertainment. 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. 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. Aelita the queen of mars dvd movie video at cd universe, dvd, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. With yuliya solntseva, igor ilyinsky, nikolai tsereteli, nikolay batalov. 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. Queen of mars filmed by yakov protazonov in 1924, is the movie that will be analyzed. Aelita queen of mars 1924 this groundbreaking work of science fiction is not really science fiction. 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. The revelation of the pyramids documentary duration.
Purportedly, it was made on a fantastic budget, and the sets on mars show it. Yakov protazanovs 1924 film, aelita, begins in december of 1921 with the worldwide transmission of a cryptic message. It was based on alexei tolstoys novel of the same name. Jan 10, 2003 aelita, queen of mars is certainly a gem of a movie. There are few, though, who contest its visual influence on the genre of science fiction. Jun 24, 2012 aelita1924,english subtitles embedded. This is called the first soviet science fiction film, because of its futuristic sets on mars, although most of it takes place in moscow.
Queen of mars 1924 landmark ussr scifi dvd, mp4, usb. I ran across this title while researching attempts to receive signals from mars by our military in the mid1920s. Queen of mars 1924 is an adventure, drama movie starring yuliya solntseva and igor ilyinsky. 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. With the revolutionary gusev, he travels to mars, but the earthlings and aelita are thrown into prison by the dictator. Based upon alexei tolstois novel production began in february, 1923, and took over a year to complete. 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.
The queen of mars has the distinction of being the first big budget movie made in soviet russia. Aug 09, 2017 aelita 1924 film complet en francais a 20170809t04. Aelita, queen of mars just when you thought it was safe to return to mars. Maybe in the 20s this made for good reading and viewing, but im afraid it didnt withstand the passing of time. An iris revealing a set of powerlines is followed by a quick cut to an image of an electric current dancing between two wires. Aelitaqueenofmarsrussiansciencefictionfilm1924 directory. 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. 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. Search, discover and share your favorite aelita queen of mars gifs. A young man travels to mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of queen aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a. Russian author aleksey tolstoys 1923 science fiction novel brought to the silver screen by soviet filmmaker yakov protazanov in this 1924 scifi film classic whose influence can be seen in other cinema greats like fritz langs woman in the moon and metropolis, flash gordon and flight to mars in the highest dvd quality mpg video. 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.
Queen of mars, has been just as highly praised as it has often been misunderstood, primarily by western critics. 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. 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. Made in 1924, it is a look at how communist philosophy plays out in speculative fiction during the silent era. Watch the first russian science fiction film, aelita. Aelita, queen of mars is certainly a gem of a movie. 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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing aelita. It has sequences on mars and iconic alien designs but most of the film is actually about an embezzlement scheme in the soviet union. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees.
Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the working class are put into. Queen of mars, is a silent film directed by soviet filmmaker yakov protazanov made at the mezhrabpomrus film studio and released in 1924. A young man travels to mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of queen aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope. 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. Aelita, queen of mars is a silent film from 1924 filmed in russia. The movie is set at the beginning of the nep new economic.
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