Aelita, the queen of mars is a socialist science fiction spectacle and in 1924 was the first bigbudget movie from soviet russia. With the revolutionary gusev, he travels to mars, but the earthlings. 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. 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. With the help of aelitas servant girl, gusev escapes and instigates an uprising of the slaves. Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the. An iris revealing a set of powerlines is followed by a quick cut to an image of an electric current dancing between two wires. Protazanov was a successful russian director prior to the revolution, working mainly in france and germany postrevolution, but who was seduced to return to the soviet union in 1923 to make more commercial films.
The next sequence reveals scientists and military men in different regions of the. Directed by yakov protazanov released in 1924 complete print, runtime 111. Aelita, the queen of mars bringing film history to new. In this enchanting live musical event, they play a specially commissioned soundtrack to 1924 silent classic aelita. This is called the first soviet science fiction film because of its futuristic sets on mars, although most of it takes place in moscow. Nov 27, 2016 aelita queen of mars 1924 open culture. Queen of mars with english spanish portuguese subtitles. 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. May 26, 2014 storyline this is called the first soviet science fiction film because of its futuristic sets on mars, although most of it takes place in moscow. With yuliya solntseva, igor ilyinsky, nikolai tsereteli, nikolay batalov. Aelita 1924 film complet en francais film complet francais.
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. Foreign distributors saddled it with the embarrassing subtitles queen of mars or revolt of the robots. 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. Queen of mars 1924 is an adventure, drama movie starring yuliya solntseva and igor ilyinsky. Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the working class are put into. One of the highpoints of the aesthetic revolution is yakov protazanovs 1924 scifi film, aelita. Made in the early years of the soviet union, this film is part political melodrama, part space romp.
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. 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. I do recommend downloading the original avi file for a complete viewing experience. It was based on alexei tolstoys novel of the same name. By soviet filmmaker yakov protazanov in this 1924 scifi film classic whose influence can be seen in other cinema. Bfilm science fiction movies of the 1950s had a tradition of standingaroundthelab talkiness and not enough of the good stuff. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing aelita. 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. Despite a cool reaction from critics, the film was such a hit with the soviet public that. This movie became such a hit in the soviet union that many new parents named their little girls aelita. May, 2016 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, is a silent film directed by soviet. There are few, though, who contest its visual influence on the genre of science fiction. The film displays the humorous exploits of the bourgeoise zie, and the stark poverty the proletariat suffered in 1924 russia. Nikolai tseretelli and valentina kuindzhi were cast in leading roles.
Aelita queen of mars, 1924 live soundtrack by galina ozeran aka chikiss duration. The film is based on the eponymous novel by alexi tolstoy. Aelita, the queen of mars is a socialist science fiction spectacle and in 1924 was. The queen of mars has the distinction of being the first big budget movie made in soviet russia. It has sequences on mars and iconic alien designs but most of the film is actually about an embezzlement scheme in the soviet union.
Queen of mars yakov protazonov the first sciencefiction soviet film, aelita. Russian and soviet republic director and screenwriter yakov protazanov directed one of the worlds first sciencefiction features, aelita. Storyline this is called the first soviet science fiction film because of its futuristic sets on mars, although most of it takes place in moscow. Aelita is the daughter of tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on mars in which the working class are.
Queen of mars digitised nfsa national film and sound. 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. 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. Aelita queen of mars russian sciencefiction film english intertitles. A year and a half in the making, it was intended as ideologically correct mass entertainment. Minima combine orchestral and techno music to create audacious 21stcentury scores for silent and avantgarde films. Aug 09, 2017 aelita 1924 film complet en francais a 20170809t04. A similar fate almost befell the first russian science fiction film, aelita. Queen of mars is a 1924 soviet scifi film directed by yakov protazanov. Queen of mars filmed by yakov protazonov in 1924, is the movie that will be analyzed. Queen of mars, a silent from 1924 that inspired such indispensable classics as flash gordon and fritz langs metropolis.
Aelita queen of mars 1924 this groundbreaking work of science fiction is not really science fiction. Aelita this is called the first soviet science fiction film, because of its futuristic sets on mars, although most of it takes place in moscow. Aelita the queen of mars dvd movie video at cd universe, dvd, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. 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. Greatest rock n roll vietnam war music 60s and 70s classic rock songs duration. The movie is set at the beginning of the nep new economic. The movie is set at the beginning of the nep new economic policy in december, 1921.
Fichier audiovideo webm, vp8vorbis, longueur 1 h 51 min 32 s, 720 x 576 pixels, 640 kbps lensemblemars au cinema wikipedia. This was one of the films by the film director after he came back to russia since the revolution in 1917. 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. Queen of mars is a stunning portrayel of an interplanetary future. 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. Rarely seen, its known mostly from photos featuring oddlygarbed women posing amid disorienting geometric shapes. But my transfer from a torrent client had many glitches in it. Queen of mars, is a silent film directed by soviet filmmaker yakov protazanov made at the mezhrabpomrus film studio and released in 1924. In this silent russian film, a loner engineer builds his own rocket and flies to the planet mars.
Yakov protazanov with nikolai tseretelli, valentina kuindzji, yulia solntseva, pavel pol and vera orlova. Aelita queen of mars russian sciencefiction film english. Watch the first russian science fiction film, aelita. 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. The director, yakov protazanov, was a prerevolutionary russian film giant. Aelita with the orginal music by stravinsky, scriabin and glasonov is available on i enjoyed that one immensely especially the the workers revolt on mars. I will seek out the dvd content for that one if it is available. Queen of mars is a soviet silent film directed by yakov protazanov and released in 1924. Aelita on imdb aelita at allmovie science fiction of the domestic by andrew j. 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. Jun 24, 2012 aelita1924,english subtitles embedded.
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