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      Woman in the Moon

      1929 2h 26m Sci-Fi List
      78% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 71% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Spaceship passengers reach the orb and learn if its atmosphere can sustain human life. Read More Read Less

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      Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Fritz Lang's last silent film is nothing special, looking more like the work of Lang's wife and screenwriter (and Nazi-to-be) Thea von Harbou. Feb 25, 2013 Full Review Keith Uhlich Slant Magazine Mirroring the director's own passions for fantasy literature, Gustav's youthful optimism disproves the too-superficial reading of Lang as a monocled, perfectionist tyrant. Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 7, 2004 Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia Even in the context of his 1929 Astrophysics, Lang builds up the trip to the moon with some spectacular sequences and an intrigue that is preserved with the aesthetic marks that are common in German Expressionist silent films. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Jul 11, 2023 Full Review Mark R. Leeper Mark Leeper's Reviews This was the first science fiction film to try to be serious and accurate in depicting celestial travel. While it is not too hard to find, few science fans and science fiction fans have actually seen it. Rated: 8/10 Dec 2, 2019 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid In this 169-minute version, which restores the film closer to Lang's original vision than any other video release, the film proves itself a terrific entertainment with hints of greatness. Jan 27, 2015 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion As opposed to the furious ellipsis of Spies, the launchpad countdown does not arrive until after the midway point, Lang's intro leisurely laying in human detail to contrast with the sense of dwarfing technology to follow. Feb 25, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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      david l Woman in the Moon definitely has not as interesting melodramatic elements and the runtime is overblown, but this is still one very strong, underappreciated sci-fi effort from the great Fritz Lang filled with many memorable moments, superb special effects, great production design and a particularly advanced SF storyline for this period. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This Fritz Lang silent effort (made 10-years after his landmark, 'Metropolis') proves tiresome at points, at least until the mission to the moon gets underway. Heralded for its prescient accuracy in terms of scientific rocketry - including NASA later employing the countdown sequence in all subsequent missions, this one leaves a viewer longing for more of a fantastical Georges Méliès-touch, particularly several decades hence actual lunar missions. Disappointing. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member good German silent sci-fi film that I'm amazed has survived the fall of the 3rd riech Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member In the early days of rocket research and development, Fritz Lang with his then wife Thea von Harbou adapted her novel for the screen. It is not quite as full of stylistic touches as Metropolis, but this vision of future space travel is fairly plausible. The rocket launch, in particular, shows real consideration for the steps involved in future manned space flights. However, the story is pure fiction when it comes to why people would want to explore the moon. It is theorized by some that the moon could be the location of another Gold Rush. The plot involves a lot more melodrama than science fiction. Wolf Helius (Fritsch) is our main hero/space adventurer. He works with the discredited Professor Manfeldt (Pohl). There's a love triangle between Helius and his assistants Hans (Wangenheim) and Friede (Maurus), who are engaged to be married despite Helius and Friede secretly having unexplored feelings. Fritz Rasp, who was also a mysterious figure in Metropolis, plays an American man who goes by the name Walter Turner. The evil Turner blackmails Helius into moving forward with a mission to the moon. Later, a young stowaway is discovered on the rocket ship too. Will the professor be proven right about gold on the moon? Will Turner's scheme be successful? And will Helius or Hans end up with the beautiful and adventurous Friede?? Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review alex k My Favorite Science Fiction Film Is 1968's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I never thought that I would be able to sit through an almost three hour silent movie, but I did and I loved it. The first half of the movie has lots of intrigue over stolen plans for the flight. When we get the the actual flight, we have an actual countdown to blastoff. The special effects are good for its time. I recommend this movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Spaceship passengers reach the orb and learn if its atmosphere can sustain human life.
      Director
      Fritz Lang
      Screenwriter
      Thea von Harbou
      Production Co
      Universum Film A.G., Fritz Lang-Film
      Genre
      Sci-Fi
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 23, 2017
      Runtime
      2h 26m