Aelita - Queen of Mars (1924)

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The Marxist struggle reaches outer space in this fanciful Russian science fiction film from the silent period. Los (Nikolai Tsereteli) is an engineer who dreams of traveling to other worlds and imagines that a beautiful woman named Aelita (Yuliya Solntseva) lives on the planet Mars. Frustrated with the petty political conflicts that are a big part of life on Earth, Los builds a spaceship and travels to Mars, where he discovers that the lovely Aelita really does exist and is Queen of the Planet.

Unrated, 1 hr. 53 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Yakov Protazanov

In Theaters: Mar 25, 1929 Wide

On DVD: Jul 20, 1999

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While Aelita doesn't surpass Fritz Lang's 1926 classic Metropolis, it is a major early achievement in futuristic cinema...

May 8, 2005 Full Review Source: Variety

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Daniel M. Kimmel

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...the extravagant sets and costumes represent the apogee of Russian constructivist screen design.

June 3, 2005 Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly

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This is the first Russian movie I've actually really liked. It has such cool sets, costumes, and cinematography to go along with it's story! The story is overall about Russian astronauts who are planning a trip to Mars after receiving a strange message from them. Mars is also looking down on Earth, watching them,

December 28, 2011

AJ Verser

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Worth a look, but I won't be watching this one again. No doubt interesting when it first came out and can be seen as a piece of cinematic history. Early sci-fi via Russian film.

February 26, 2010