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Our Heavenly Bodies (1925)

Our Heavenly Bodies (1925)

Science Fiction Documentary
Release Date: 1925, September 14
Directors: Hanns Walter Kornblum
Countries: Germany
Production: UFA, Colonna-Film GmbH

Overview:

Wunder der Schöpfung is an extraordinary, fascinating Kulturfilm trying to explain the whole human knowledge of the 1920s about the world and the universe. 15 special effects experts and 9 cameramen were involved in the production of this film which combines documentary scenes, historical documents, fiction elements, animation scenes and educational impact. It its beautifully colored, using tinting and toning in a very elaborated way. Some visual ideas in the sequences with a space shuttle visiting different planets in the universe seem to have to be the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Keywords:

silent film kulturfilm