Film
Aelita: Queen of Mars + live soundtrack
- Director
- Yakov Protazanov
- Certificate
- U
- Running Time
- 90 mins
A silent Soviet Commie classic from 1924, in which a young engineer dreams of visiting the red (geddit?) planet, whose lovely queen dreams of his arrival. It’s based on a play by Tolstoy.
The Cube’s screening features a live rescore by Mike Cooper, with support from jazz guitarist Phillip Gibbs.