Queen of mars is a fascinating blend of three different movies. A message is beamed around the world, two of the engineers who receive it begin a proletarian uprising, and aelita offers to lead the revolutionhowevershe seeks to establishes her. But the revolution is defeated, and the russians are returning to earth. 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.
Aelita, queen of mars, a silent movie musical from the zany soviet film. With costume designs performances that are truly out of this world, aelita was the 1924 equivalent of a spielberg spectacular. This was one of the films by the film director after he came back to russia since the revolution in 1917. Watch the first russian science fiction film, aelita. All this being explained, what follows is an examination of my fifth favorite 1924 film, aelita. 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. A year and a half in the making, it was intended as ideologically correct mass entertainment. The daughter of dictator mars aelita falls in love with a soviet engineer. Aelita, the queen of mars is a socialist science fiction spectacle and in 1924 was the first bigbudget movie from soviet russia.
The film is based on the eponymous novel by alexi tolstoy. Yakov protazanovs 1924 film, aelita, begins in december of 1921 with the worldwide transmission of a cryptic message. 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, the queen of mars manufactured on demand, ntsc.
Search, discover and share your favorite aelita queen of mars gifs. Aelita queen of mars 1924 this groundbreaking work of science fiction is not really science fiction. Queen of mars, a silent from 1924 that inspired such indispensable classics as flash gordon and fritz langs metropolis. Sergei kozlovsky, aleksandra ester, isaac rabinovich, victor simo cast. Aelita, queen of mars just when you thought it was safe to return to mars. New film score movie musical aelita queen of mars with live actors new live silent movie musical.
The movie is set at the beginning of the nep new economic policy in december, 1921. Aelita queen of mars russian sciencefiction film english. Nikolai tseretelli and valentina kuindzhi were cast in leading roles. Queen of mars is a 1924 soviet scifi film directed by yakov protazanov. Aelita queen of mars ntsc mp3 1924 mp3 mp3 mp3 mp3 r 2 180 mp3. Queen of mars, has been just as highly praised as it has often been misunderstood.
Purportedly, it was made on a fantastic budget, and the sets on mars show it. 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, queen of mars is certainly a gem of a movie. Queen of mars, has been just as highly praised as it has often been misunderstood, primarily by western critics. Just when you thought it was safe to return to mars. The queen of mars has the distinction of being the first big budget movie made in soviet russia. It is also the first russiansoviet science fiction film, closely rivalled by lev kuleshovs the death ray luch smerti that was made the year after. An iris revealing a set of powerlines is followed by a quick cut to an image of an electric current dancing between two wires. This highly visually influential 1924 scifi classic from the soviet union is not at all the socialist propaganda it is sometimes lambasted as, but rather a daringly critical and multilayered satire on the concept of the popular revolution. A soldier, an inventor and a police informant participate in the first flight to mars. Foreign distributors saddled it with the embarrassing subtitles queen of mars or revolt of the robots. Made in 1924, it is a look at how communist philosophy plays out in speculative fiction during the silent era. On the cover is a shot from the movie aelita 1924, in the public domain.
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. Although most of the movie is earthbound, it is re. Queen of mars 1924 landmark ussr scifi dvd, mp4, usb. 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 silent film directed by soviet filmmaker yakov protazanov made at the mezhrabpomrus film studio and released in 1924. Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the working class are put into. In 1929, aelita was described by the new york times as. 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 classe are put into cold storage when they are not needed. Based upon alexei tolstois novel production began in. Upon receiving a mysterious radio message from mars, he decides to pose as a. 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. Aelita queen of mars, 1924 live soundtrack by galina ozeran aka chikiss duration.
With yuliya solntseva, igor ilyinsky, nikolai tsereteli, nikolay batalov. Yuliya solntseva, igor ilyinsky, nikolai tsereteli, nikolai batalov, vera orlova. Ben sonnenberg in the nation, march 9, 1992 aelita, the queen of mars is a socialist science fiction spectacle and in 1924 was the first bigbudget movie from soviet russia. Tuskub is overthrown and the army sides with aelita she commands them to fire on the workers and herd. Nikolai tseretelli and valentina kuindzhi were cast in leading roles though the main focus of the story is the. 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 was most likely the first feature film to depict space flight and an alien society, and so holds a special place in the history of science fiction. Aelita, queen of mars, the silent cinema musical home. Directed by yakov protazanov, featuring yuliya fajko, igor ilyinsky, nikolai tsereteli u. Aleksei fajko, fyodor otsep, based on the novel by aleksei tolstoy phot. 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. It was based on alexei tolstoys novel of the same name. Based upon alexei tolstois novel production began in february, 1923, and took over a year to complete. The four hoursemen of the apocalypse full version silent movie duration.
Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Queen of mars is a stunning portrayel of an interplanetary future. Queen of mars yakov protazonov the first sciencefiction soviet film, aelita. This is the original, unedited, fulllength version which predates metropolis by three years. Queen of mars 1924 landmark soviet science fiction film. Maybe in the 20s this made for good reading and viewing, but im afraid it didnt withstand the passing of time. Movie dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives. While aelita doesnt surpass fritz langs 1926 classic metropolis, it is a major early achievement in. Directed by yakov protazanov released in 1924 complete print, runtime 111. Aelita queen of mars san francisco silent film festival.
Yakov protazanov, ussr, 1924, a soviet engineer builds a spaceship to find the martian queen who has been observing him from her planet. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Aelita, the queen of mars, dvd, manufactured on demand, ntsc format, scificlassic, dramaclassics silent films, 889290090942. Trapped 1982 sep 19 26 sep 18 24 sep 17 35 sep 16 22 sep 15 29 sep 14 34. Yakov protazanov with nikolai tseretelli, valentina kuindzji, yulia solntseva, pavel pol and vera orlova. Download aelita queen of mars 3 aelita queen of mars ntsc mp3 1924 mp3 mp3 mp3 mp3 r 2 180 mp3. It has sequences on mars and iconic alien designs but most of the film is actually about an embezzlement scheme in the soviet union. A similar fate almost befell the first russian science fiction film, aelita. Aelita, queen of mars is a silent film from 1924 filmed in russia. Queen of mars filmed by yakov protazonov in 1924, is the movie that will be analyzed.
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