Fritz Lang applies rigorous realism and excellent science in the first half of his final silent film, a treat for fantasy fans and those impressed by a Nasa-like moon rocket forty years before the reality. The action on the moon is pure green-cheese fantasy, with breathable air, deposits of gold and evidence of a human civilization. Let's go! Woman in the Moon Blu-ray Kino Classics 1929 / B&W / 1:33 flat full frame / 169 min. / Street Date February 23, 2016 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Willy Frisch, Gerda Maurus, Gustav von Wangenheim, Klaus Phol, Fritz Rasp, Gustl Gstettenbaur. Cinematography: Curt Courant, Oskar Fischinger, Konstantin Irmen-Tschet, Otto Kanturek Art Direction: Joseph Danilowitz, Emil Hasler, Otto Hunte, Karl Vollbrecht, Prof. Gustav Wolff Technical Advisors Willy Ley, Hermann Oberth Special Effects Oskar Fischinger, Konstantin Irmen-Tschet Original Music Willy Schmidt-Gentner Written by Fritz Lang, Hermann Oberth, Thea von Harbou Produced and Directed by Fritz Lang
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson...
- 2/10/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
This futuristic Nazi space movie takes off with some well-researched historical references, but soon veers off the rails into student improvisation
Entertainment grade: D
History grade: Fail
The Soviet and American space programmes of the mid-20th century had their roots in German rocket research of the 1930s, which was partly carried out under the Nazi regime.
Technology
Eagle-eyed readers will notice that Iron Sky is not technically history. It's set in 2018, a date currently in the future. Furthermore, this is a future in which the Nazis, after losing the second world war, escaped to the moon, whence they are now returning in flying saucers to conquer Earth. On the face of it, this film wouldn't appear to concern itself too much with historical accuracy. On the other hand, it does have a tenuous factual basis. Late in the second world war, German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun considered that...
Entertainment grade: D
History grade: Fail
The Soviet and American space programmes of the mid-20th century had their roots in German rocket research of the 1930s, which was partly carried out under the Nazi regime.
Technology
Eagle-eyed readers will notice that Iron Sky is not technically history. It's set in 2018, a date currently in the future. Furthermore, this is a future in which the Nazis, after losing the second world war, escaped to the moon, whence they are now returning in flying saucers to conquer Earth. On the face of it, this film wouldn't appear to concern itself too much with historical accuracy. On the other hand, it does have a tenuous factual basis. Late in the second world war, German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun considered that...
- 5/24/2012
- by Alex von Tunzelmann
- The Guardian - Film News
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