Queen of mars, is a silent film directed by soviet filmmaker yakov protazanov made at the mezhrabpomrus film studio and. This was director yakov protazanovs first film after returning to the soviet union. The art design for aelita is, simply put, out of this world. This is called the first soviet science fiction film, because of its futuristic sets on mars, although most of it takes place in moscow. The queen of mars has the distinction of being the first big budget movie made in soviet russia. Hoge speed download, hoge kwaliteit, single klik op downloaden, aelita. Aelita, queen of mars, russian silent by edward boensnes. One of the highpoints of the aesthetic revolution is yakov protazanovs 1924 scifi film, aelita.
May, 2016 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. Protazanov was a successful russian director prior to the revolution, working mainly in france and. 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. It has sequences on mars and iconic alien designs but most of the film is actually about an embezzlement scheme in the soviet union.
With yuliya solntseva, igor ilyinsky, nikolai tsereteli, nikolay batalov. Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the. Aelita queen of mars san francisco silent film festival. Queen of mars digitised nfsa national film and sound. 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. Queen of mars is a stunning portrayel of an interplanetary future. The film displays the humorous exploits of the bourgeoise zie, and the stark poverty the proletariat suffered in 1924 russia. 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. The movie is set at the beginning of the nep new economic policy in december, 1921.
However, aelitas combination of plastic, wire and sharp geometry is truly iconic. Queen of mars, is a silent film directed by soviet union filmmaker. 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. This is called the first soviet science fiction film because of its futuristic sets on mars. Without the fascination it has always held for film buffs, it might have disappeared, given its opposition to party dogma. Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the working class are put into. Watch the first russian science fiction film, aelita. Search, discover and share your favorite aelita queen of mars gifs. 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. Russian and soviet republic director and screenwriter yakov protazanov directed one of the worlds first sciencefiction features, aelita. A soldier, an inventor and a police informant participate in the first flight to mars.
This was one of the films by the film director after he came back to. An iris revealing a set of powerlines is followed by a quick cut to an image of an electric current dancing between two wires. Aelita, the queen of mars is a socialist science fiction spectacle and in 1924 was the first bigbudget movie from soviet russia. The notice in the opening credits refers to a musical background track which has been removed. Queen of mars yakov protazonov the first sciencefiction soviet film, aelita. Nikolai tseretelli and valentina kuindzhi were cast in leading roles. Voir blue streak oneil 1926 en streaming complet hd. 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 revolt of the robots 1924 ussr 100 mins.
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. Queen of mars, a silent from 1924 that inspired such indispensable classics as flash gordon and fritz langs metropolis. A similar fate almost befell the first russian science fiction film, aelita. Jan 22, 2017 of course, this is not to suggest that aelita was the first science fiction film with an alien look. Aelita queen of mars 1924 this groundbreaking work of science fiction is not really science fiction.
Nikolai tseretelli and valentina kuindzhi were cast in leading roles though the main focus of the story is the. New film score movie musical aelita queen of mars with live actors new live silent movie musical. 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. Stream more russian and soviet movies at russian film hub. While aelita doesnt surpass fritz langs 1926 classic. Yakov protazanovs 1924 film, aelita, begins in december of 1921 with the worldwide transmission of a cryptic message. Aelita, the queen of mars bringing film history to new. Of course, this is not to suggest that aelita was the first science fiction film with an alien look. There are few, though, who contest its visual influence on the genre of science fiction. Choose dvd, video download or usb flash drive version. Aelita, queen of mars, russian silent internet archive.
This is called the first soviet science fiction film because of its futuristic sets on mars, although most of it takes place in moscow. 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. 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. Queen of mars filmed by yakov protazonov in 1924, is the movie that will be analyzed. 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.
Queen of marsrevolt of the robots 1924 ussr 100 mins. 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. In a way, this film could be an equal criticism of both. Queen of mars, has been just as highly praised as it has often been misunderstood. Aelita queen of mars russian sciencefiction film english. Sergei kozlovsky, aleksandra ester, isaac rabinovich, victor simo cast. Rarely seen, its known mostly from photos featuring oddlygarbed women posing amid. Queen of mars, is a silent film directed by soviet filmmaker yakov protazanov made at the mezhrabpomrus film studio and released in 1924. 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. The story begins in the soviet union, just after the end of the russian civil war. Although most of the movie is earthbound, it is re.
Minima combine orchestral and techno music to create audacious 21stcentury scores for silent and avantgarde films. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Bfilm science fiction movies of the 1950s had a tradition of standingaroundthelab talkiness and not enough of the good stuff. Aelita will be added to our list of 101 silent films, a subset of our larger collection, 1,150 free movies online. The film praises domesticity and married life at a time when society was. In this enchanting live musical event, they play a specially commissioned soundtrack to 1924 silent classic aelita. Nov 04, 2017 the remarkable aelita is screening on 5 november as the sydney closing night of the russian resurrection film festival, with a fresh, new musical composition written and performed by the volatinsky quartet lucy voronov, anatoli torjinsky, stephen lalor and jess champa and devised by nina danko, oleg stusenko and greg dolgopolov. The first soviet blockbuster combines semidoc views of 1924 moscow with a constructivist regimeand eventual proletariat revolton mars. Yuliya solntseva, igor ilyinsky, nikolai tsereteli, nikolai batalov, vera orlova. This was one of the films by the film director after he came back to russia since the revolution in 1917. The best parts of this film are the science fictional ones, with their brilliant costumes.
Edisons 1910 film entitled a trip to mars creates a bizarre alien landscape populated with giants played by actors sporting heavy prosthetics. A year and a half in the making, it was intended as ideologically correct mass entertainment. Made in the early years of the soviet union, this film is part political melodrama, part space romp. 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. Upon receiving a mysterious radio message from mars, he decides to pose as a. Aelita, queen of mars just when you thought it was safe to return to mars. 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.
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