Thursday, March 16, 2017

Aelita: Queen of Mars

Aelita (Аэли́та) is a silent science-fiction film directed by Soviet filmmaker Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov made at the Mezhrabpom-Rus’ film studio and released in 1924. It was based on Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy’s novel of the same name. The costumes were made by the artist Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster.

Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster’s costume design for an inhabitant of Mars. Illustration: Pinterest.

Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster’s costume design for the Queen of Mars. Illustration: Pinterest.

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