Aelita: Queen of Mars (2006)
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.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Yakov Protazanov, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Yuliya Solntseva, Igor Ilyinsky, Nikolai Tseretelli, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Yuliya Solntseva
as Aelita, Queen of Mars
John Simm
as Sam Tyler
Igor Ilyinsky
as Kravtsov - amateur sleuth
Philip Glenister
as Gene Hunt
Nikolai Tseretelli
as Evguieni Spiridinov
Liz White
as Annie Cartwright
Nikolai Batalov
as Gusev, Red Army Soldier
Dean Andrews
as Ray Carling
Vera Orlova
as Nurse Masha, Gusev's Wife
Marshall Lancaster
as Chris Skelton
Valentina Kuindzhi
as Natasha, Los' Wife (as Vera Kuindzhi)
Noreen Kershaw
as Phyllis Dobbs
Pavel Pol
as Viktor Ehrlich, Sugar Profiteer
Konstantin Eggert
as Tuskub, Ruler of Mars
Yuri Zavadsky
as Gol, Radiant Energy Tower Guardian
Aleksandra Peregonets
as Ihoshka, Aelita's Maidservant
Iosif Tolchanov
as Mars Astronomer with IhoshkaN. Tretyakova
as Yelena, Ehrlich's WifeCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 60 min |
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The pipe organ composition from Hans Zimmer at the edge of Gargantua is monumental. Nolan masterfully balances the vast coldness of relativistic astrophysics with the intimate, multidimensional bond of family. A transcendent achievement of cinema.
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Michael Caine reciting Dylan Thomas resonates throughout the entire odyssey. Pure cinematic grandeur.
