Frau im Mond (1929)
Woman in the Moon (1929)
DVDRip | AVI | 448 x 336 | XviD @ 1022 Kbps | 169 min | 1,37 Gb
Audio: Score MP3 @ 128 Kbps with English intertitles
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
DVDRip | AVI | 448 x 336 | XviD @ 1022 Kbps | 169 min | 1,37 Gb
Audio: Score MP3 @ 128 Kbps with English intertitles
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Professor Georg Manfeldt has lived in poverty for thirty years, having been ridiculed by the scientific community for his theories regarding the gold content of the mountains of the moon, which he claims could exceed the the earth's own reserves. He only grudgingly accepts the occasional financial help of his close friend, successful industrial Wolf Helius, who has for some time been planning a trip to the moon to prove the professor's theories correct. Despite his determination to keep the mission secret, word has got out and a group of powerful and wealthy capitalists, fronted by Chicago heavy Walt Turner, are determined to hijack the mission for their own ends, but Wolf and the Professor won't play ball.
As Martin Sheen said in the fine documentary "Space," this movie deals seriously with almost every aspect of a flight to the moon. It makes some dreadful errors that, even in 1929, could and should have been avoided (an atmosphere on the moon, for example). But, it nevertheless treats the subject and the viewer with respect. When I saw this movie at a New York revival house, a live pianist provided the silent film's accompaniment. I encourage you to see it this way, as that somehow made it even easier to put myself in the place of an early 20'th century filmgoer, and see this fine movie for what it was. The story is light, but the beckoning mystery of outer space is captured in a way that will make you feel you know something more than you used to about the people who made, and first saw, these images. And, when you do, remember that real space flight was 30 _years_ away. (Later, you might ponder that the first lunar landing is now _more_ than 30 years ago, but do that after you enjoy this sweet look at, as Fred Pohl put it in another, related, context, "the way the future was.")
One extra bit of advice: Keep your ears open at the moment of launch. All of the effects in this movie are, naturally, simple and gray-haired. Nevertheless, when the rocket actually took off, my audience gave an audible reaction because, I think, Lang decided to emphasize an aspect of what a rocket is, and what it can do, that virtually all later film-makers have decided to ignore. They should see this movie, and learn a little something.IMDB Reviewer
Frau im Mond (1929)
