General Information

Original Title

Aelita

Author/Creator

Protazanov, Yakov, director.

Language

Russian.

Published

Soviet Union : Mezhrabpomfilm, 1924.

Physical Description

VHS (100 min.)

Contents/Summary

Summary

Based on Alexei Tolstoi's story Aelita. Engineer Los' creates a spaceship to travel to Mars in, and takes off. He is accompanied by Red Army soldier Gusev, who dreams of accomplishing a socialist revolution on Mars, and detective Kravtsov, who suspects that Los' murdered his wife and is trying to escape. The revolution on Mars fails due to Martian minister Evor and the resistance of Aelita, the princess of Mars. When the heroes are on the edge of perishing, Los' wakes up and realizes that the story was just a dream. Avant-garde stage design, using the elements of cubism and constructivism, was executed for the film by Alexandra Exter.

Subjects

Genre

Fiction films

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation

Aelita: Queen of Mars

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
VHS	OSA Film Library	FL Record 0218	Available	-	-