#frau im mond

[lucdesportes]

En regardant La Femme sur la Lune, hier soir.

[flammentanz]

German magazine articles about the filming of Fritz Lang's film "Frau im Mond" from 1929

[mooncustafer]

Screenshots from Frau Im Mond (1929) as duolingo example sentences

[aokuro-san]

Another Thea von Harbou book to love. Or at least I already love it 💘.

If I tell you the truth, I can't find the words.

"The Rocket to the Moon or Woman in the Moon or The girl in the Moon" has been everything she expected and a little more. I have marked and underlined so many things in the e-book document that I would be afraid to actually have the physical version (just kidding, haha, I know how to control myself very well if I want! Also, it is such an out-of-print story that I am grateful for having almost gotten it casually).

I have enjoyed this trip to the Moon so much that I would repeat it a thousand times. Not only because Thea has improved the beautiful, but imperfect narrative structure that I saw in "Metropolis", but because she knows how to give the right, exact amounts of what she wants to offer us, keeping us trapped in a adventure simple, but, in the end, perfect in each and every one of its areas. Science fiction based on the rumors and hypotheses of the time? A cup! A love triangle, much more complex than it seems at first glance, and that influences the plot until a moving finale? Three more cups, my friend! Cosmic horror? Yes Yes Yes! Don't miss out, especially with the terrifying Walt Turner! And how about a dash of gore? Surprising, but let's move

and on to the equally amazing secrets hidden in the lunar mountains!

Guess all that glitters isn't gold, huh, Manfeld?

Anyway, I loved it, people. I already had expectations for his previous novel and the synopsis, but von Harbou has achieved - again - EVERYTHING YOU CAN ACHIEVE IN A READER WITH A GOOD STORY.

I think I'm going to have to classify her as one of my favorite authors, because it's clear that she never disappoints me.

5/5.

[webofdnw]

Woman in the Moon

[rwpohl]

moonfall, roland emmerich 2022

[official-lauchzwiebel]

Adding my tags as a pic bc they partially answer this question:

[shellyscosplay]

Zitate raten Berthas Auflösung

So, Bertha hat viel zu sagen und ich wollte eben auslösen, welche Zitate von ihr sind :D

"Man hört viel und man liest noch mehr über die Sphäre von Frauen. Mein Vorschlag wäre sodann, dass Sie gehen und Frauen ihre Sphäre finden lassen" - Adelia Thomas

Der Satz ist von Adelia-Mausi und stand bis gestern Abend noch auf der Webseite auf ihrer Charakterseite. Ich freue mich ja ein wenig darauf, Adelia vorzustellen. Sie ist so eine Queen :D

"Oh, du hast ihn gesehen? Er ist hinreißend, nicht wahr? Ich weiß aber nicht, ob es gut ist, wenn man sein Auge auf fremde Herren wirft. Vor allem als verheiratete Frau". - Esther Fitzwilliam

Ja, Katastrophe Nummer 3 hat endlich final einen Namen bekommen. Sie heißt Esther. Und im Zitat fällt eigentlich noch der Name, der Person von der sie redet. "Oh, du hast ihn gesehen? Er ist hinreißend nicht wahr, dieser Mister Nietzsche? (...)" Ja, ich weiß nicht genau, was Esther an ihm findet, vielleicht hat der Moustache sie verzaubert. Aber girlie Pop hat zweifelhaften Geschmack auf vielen Ebenen.

"Es ist viel schrecklicher niemals zu lieben als die falsche Person zu lieben. Das habe ich oft gehört. Ja, ich denke es mag stimmen". -Bertha Lewis

Ja, dabei waren sie meine ich alle einig. Das ist von Bertha. Stand bis gestern auch auf der Webseite. Bertha ist einigermaßen romantisch, tatsächlich, ja. Romantischer als Esther und Adelia vor allem, weniger als ihre eigene Schwester, die noch ziemlich viel romantisiert. Und es könnte gut sein, dass der Satz sich auf ihren Walter bezieht. Eine Affäre wird Bertha-Girl hier ja eh schon unterstellt. :D

"Du warst auch dort oder? Der Abend verschwimmt langsam schon. All der Tanz, sie musste keinen einzigen Tanz auslassen. Das ist für ein Mädchen von ihrem Alter wohl noch am wichtigsten". - Florence Allen

Florence ist Berthas Mom und der Satz wird zu Bertha gesagt und bezieht sich auf Berthas kleine Schwester. Sie ist gar nicht mal so viel jünger als Bertha-Girl, aber Bessie ist halt noch unverheiratet, ihre Familie tut sich etwas schwer damit sie frei zu geben und noch kann sie einfach tanzen und Spaß haben.

"Wo ich war? Hier und dort. Nah und Fern. Nur nicht da wo meinen Verpflichtungen liegen. Aber ich habe noch genug Zeit diese zu erfüllen, oder nicht? Für jetzt, lasst mich doch frei sein, lasst mich doch tanzen unter dem Mond und schlafen unter den Sternen". - Bertha Lewis

Das ist auch von Bertha. Sie ist melodramatisch genug für sowas, auch wenn es sehr auf den Kontext ankommt. Sagen wird sie das zu Adelia und Esther. Und zu...wer auch immer ihre kleine Gruppe vervollständigen wird. Und vor dem tragischen Tod von Walter, versteht sich.

So, thats it und volle Punktzahl für @bejeweldskeleton :D

[disease]

“FRAU IM MOND (WOMAN IN THE MOON)” ELIZAVETA PORODINA // 2014 [pigment print on baryta paper mounted— on aluminum, hanging rails | 80 × 60 cm.]

[sonicskullsalt]

Movies watched in 2024, a selection - Thoughts

Favs

It's a Wonderful Life - A true classic! If you haven't seen it yet, you absolutely should. It's great for Christmas, but it can truly be watched anytime you like.

Death on the Nile (1978) - Such a delight! So many great actors - a young Maggie Smith! I love Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot. I need to watch the other movies where he portrays the Belgium detective as well. Angela Lansbury truly has the time of her life here!

Dr Mabuse, der Spieler (1922) - A great crime story, a great cast, such a great set of characters! The original is amazing, don't get me wrong, but I would love to see a remake of it. Still set in the 20s.

Shooting Stars (1928) - What a surprise this movie was! The ending is so good! More people should know about it.

The Trial of the Chicago Seven: I love this movie! I should rewatch it more often. It kind of feels nostalgic, as if it was a big success in the 90s. It probably would have been a great hit in the 90s, but now it's a Netflix movie - that more people should watch really.

Lord of the Rings SEE - What can I say? These movies are my second home. They're soul food.

Buster Keaton: I kind of fell in love with him and his stoic humour this year. Have watched several of his movies and I can definitely recommend them. Sherlock Junior, Steamboat Bill Jr., The Cameraman, The General. His movies are surprisingly fast-paced for their time. Definitely like him better than Chaplin.

Also worth a watch:

Dune 1 and 2: Truly amazing movies and I'm looking forward to Part 3. But it doesn't really get to my emotions. It's too high art to become one of my favs, if you get what I mean. Some pieces of art are amazing but you don't want to put them in your living room.

Jaws: Watched it for the first time this year and was surprised that I actually liked it. Would have enjoyed it back in the day, too, I think, but I was kind of afraid of it's reputation. Can recommend.

Frau im Mond / Woman on the Moon (1929): About 100 years later, some of the ideas shown in this movie seem ridiculous. But everything you see is actually based on what scientists thought to be true about the moon in 1929. This movie also gives us the first count DOWN to zero. I don't really like the ending, but all in all, a great movie.

Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920) - This movie has an aesthetic and it does the most with it. And it definitely is worth a watch.

Wings (1927) - Looking into the very first Academy Awards Ceremony made me curious to watch this movie, and it's definitely worth a go. It might not be for everyone, but it is noteworthy that whenever you see someone fly a plane, that's the actors actually flying the plane ... !

Miss Potter: What a sweet little surprise of a movie this was, including a surprise appearance of Lloyd Owen. Renee Zellwegger is just great at playing eccentric British women.

The Phantom of the Opera (1925/1929): I think this is great because this is definitely an adaptation of the book (which also shows how close to the book the musical actually is). I love that the phantom actually has a messed-up face, because in modern movie versions the face never really looks that bad. So the whole "oh my God, a horrible monster" never makes much sense to me.

La passion de Jeanne D'Arc (1928): I can see how this movie isn't for everyone, but I was surprised at myself that I was basically glued to the screen watching this.

[pandoramsbox]

Sci-Fi Saturday: Destination Moon

Week 26:

Film(s): Destination Moon (Dir. Irving Pichel, 1950, USA)

Viewing Format: DVD

Date Watched: 2022-01-21

Rationale for Inclusion:

As noted in many posts, a lot of the films selected for this survey came to my attention via consulting Wikipedia lists. However, what motivated doing this survey in the first place was an excuse to watch our favorite sci-fi films and works deemed to be classics that we had not gotten around to seeing yet. Destination Moon (Dir. Irving Pichel, 1950, USA) was one of the films that I had been meaning to see for years because I knew it had noteworthy special effects, thanks to a featurette I saw on American Classic Movies once upon a time in the 1990s. Digging a copy of the out of print 50th anniversary DVD from the bins at Amoeba Records was one of the first purchases I made towards this survey. 

Reactions:

Despite being in competition with Rocketship X-M (Dir. Kurt Neumann, 1950, USA) to be first into release, the films are thematically, as well as aesthetically, quite different. Apart from Destination Moon being filmed in Technicolor, as opposed to black and white with selective use of red tinting cinematography of Rocketship X-M, the independently funded film pushes the argument that private industry will be the leaders in space travel technology, and the government will have to purchase or lease the technology from them. Spaceships in prior films were either implicitly government funded or privately funded by wealthy men of science, but more often than not, the filmmakers did not think that aspect of creating and testing experimental spacecraft was not worth spending screen time on.

Destination Moon being an outright libertarian science fiction film is novel for its time, but not entirely surprising given that its script was co-written by author Robert A. Heinlein. Most write-ups on Destination Moon celebrate Heinlein's hard sci-fi sensibilities shaping what is regarded as the most scientifically accurate depictions of space flight since Woman in the Moon (Frau im Mond, Dir. Fritz Lang, 1929, Germany), but fails to take into account the author's politics. Granted, Heinlein's politics shifted and evolved throughout his life, and his beliefs circa 1950 were not as libertarian as they would become by the mid-1960s, when he wrote the Ayn Rand inspired The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Still, anyone familiar with the arch of Heinlein's bibliography would look at the politics espoused in Destination Moon and say, "Well, that makes sense."

Something that may not make sense to modern viewers is the presence of Woody the Woodpecker in the promotional film to raise funds for the Luna project. Beyond the fact that many may not realize that Woody was a popular cartoon character in the 1940s (since the character, his shorts, and later revivals lack the popularity enjoyed by his contemporaries created by Warner Brothers and Disney), he was created by Walter Lantz, who was best friends with producer, and former Oscar nominated animator, George Pal. In fact, Pal, who went on to produce the spectacular H.G. Wells adaptations The War of the Worlds (Dir. Byron Haskin, 1953, USA) and The Time Machine (Dir. George Pal, 1960, USA), would regularly find ways to insert his friend's anthropomorphic woodpecker in subtle ways throughout his cinematic output.

As for the lauded special effects that interested me in Destination Moon in the first place, they were quite enjoyable. The Academy Award for Best Special Effects deservedly went to this film for its depictions of weightlessness in space and G-force stresses make-up effects. 

The film's lush use of color also gave way to a favorite game of mine whilst watching movies made with the Technicolor process, last referenced in my post about Doctor X (Dir. Michael Curtiz, 1932): "Is this Technicolor abuse?" As a reminder, for something to count as Technicolor Abuse by my definition, the use of color is for spectacle more than contributing to the overall diegesis of the film. 

For additional context, Technicolor's Color Director Natalie Kalmus, infamous amongst filmmakers for her combative insistence that the color process be used to replicate natural colors and not garish over theatrical ones, had exited her position with the company in 1948. While she did contribute to projects that were released as late as 1950, Destination Moon was not one of them, opening its production crew to make more liberal use of color.

My partner called attention to the vividness and abundance of red smoke being used during the Luna's takeoff. I dismissed it as Technicolor Abuse, because it wasn't theoretically unrealistic for that to be the color produced by the ship's atomic propellant system.

As soon as the EVA suits were shown, however, I indicated, "Now THAT is Technicolor Abuse!" Each suit was a different color--orange, yellow, green, or blue--with a white helmet and neutral black and chrome accessories. 

As the movie went on, I realized I might have been wrong in my assessment, however. Against the black vastness of space, with limited communications, being able to identify individual crew by a bright, unique color is actually a practical option. I also can't help but think it inspired the single color space suits later shown in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (Dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1968, USA). Compared to the mostly monochrome suits actually used by astronauts and cosmonauts in the coming years though, the EVA suits in Destination Moon are downright flamboyant and fanciful.

Another major difference between Destination Moon and its rival Rocketship X-M, and a lot of 1950s sci-fi movies actually, is the lack of women scientists and spaceship crew. The upside of this sexism by omission is screen time is not spent on flirting that is actually sexual harassment or performative heteronormativity. The downside is patriarchal gender role promotion by this omission. Not surprisingly, the all male crew is also all white. The closest attempt at diversity of crew that Destination Moon makes is the blue collar Joe Sweeney (Dick Wesson), whom my partner described as resembling a "Budget [Humphrey] Bogart," becoming the substitute radar and radio operator on the expedition.  

My biggest negative criticism with Destination Moon is not its homogenous characters, colorful aesthetics, or Libertarian politics, but its ending. Due to technical difficulties experienced by the crew throughout the film, it is clear to the audience that they may not be able to safely land back on Earth. As the Luna approaches the Earth, the film cuts to a title card that reads, "This is THE END...of the Beginning." The film does not make it explicit either way if the crew safely returned home or burned up upon reentry.

Maybe the audience is supposed to infer that there's a happy ending to Destination Moon. Crewed ships returning safely had not regularly been shown in space travel films to date, the Space Race had not fully begun yet, and audiences did not have the trauma of the 2003 Columbia Shuttle disaster that modern space nerds would bring into the film. Those things aside, if, like my partner and I, they had seen Rocketship X-M prior, might they assume that the crew's death on return was conceivable, as shown in that film? I don't dislike open endings normally, as they often are more appropriate notes to end narratives on, but after so much peril being introduced the lack of closure reads as a flaw.

Still, Destination Moon is one of the better space travel sci-fi films of the 1950s, and I do recommend genre fans watching it. In fact, if you live in the San Francisco Bay area, Odyssey Film will be screening a 16mm print of the film on September 10 at the Roxie Theater. If time and distance don't make that advantageous for you, the film can be found on DVD or Amazon streaming.

[taekooktimeline]

July 14, 2023 -

Tae supports and hypes Jungkook’s new single “Seven” in his IG stories, and he does it so brilliantly and thoughtfully! His first post showcases his hand holding three playing cards that highlight Jungkook’s nickname / initials “Jk” and the numeric 7 for his new song “Seven.” I don’t play cards, so I don’t have expertise, but fortunately there is Google and other people with more knowledge! I’ve seen people break down the cards as follows:

Jack of spades - considered the most powerful card in the deck, representing physical and mental strength, determination and willpower; indicative you have what it takes to achieve your goals

King of clubs - power, strength; position of influence; natural born leader that isn’t afraid to go after what he likes

Seven of clubs: personal growth; the seven itself stands for victory

All of this fits Jk perfectly. He’s always going to shine brightly and set records. He’s a living legend.

Cute fact - Tae’s playing cards are vintage playing cards from the 1929 silent movie “Frau im Mond" (Woman on the moon). You can find more information here - https://twitter.com/taejkforever/status/1679810073328078848?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

And as others have noted, it appears the person in the back may be Jungkook, since the shorts seem to match what he wore to Yoongi’s concert (but decide as you like)-

CTTO for the collage

No surprise, Dispatch covers Tae’s post -

https://www.dispatch.co.kr/2257376

I want to note his second post, which is the below fan art from _baba_jk -

The drawing is inspired from BTS’ 2020 Grammys performance with Lil Nas X -

The reason I want to note this is because the artist has drawn cute Taekook fanart before-

And in February 2020, Tae commented on their Taekook fanart on Weverse -

Some say he posted the second photo due to the bridge in “Seven,” and that it’s another way he’s showing support. I’m inclined to believe it’s more because he’s noticed the artist’s work before but I’m receptive to plausible theories, and since I’ve seen this theory floating around, I’ll add the bridge lyrics here and you can decide.

Jungkook’s MV for Seven - https://youtu.be/QU9c0053UAU

[flammentanz]

Lovers at work

Fritz Lang and Gerda Maurus during the filming of "Frau im Mond" (1929)

Gerda Maurus told her daughter Philine that Fritz Lang was the man of her life, whom she would have followed everywhere, but he did not say the words she longed for. In Norbert Grob's brilliant biography of Fritz Lang, the author describes how the master director asked his beloved Gerda to forgive him for his previous missteps and to go into exile with him - in vain. When Gerda Maurus and Fritz Lang met again after the war, they were "like two young lovers, as if more than twenty years had not passed in the meantime." When Gerda Maurus was on her deathbed in 1968, Fritz Lang wrote her a touching love letter.

[mylongtoesandlonglegs]

**Titel:** *Der stille Pfad (Teil 3)*

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Zitternd und noch voller Adrenalin suchte Clara sich einen ruhigen Platz in einem nahegelegenen Park. Es war spät, und der Mond warf gespenstische Schatten auf die leeren Bänke und den Kiesweg. Sie ließ sich auf einer Bank nieder, atmete tief durch und öffnete das kleine Notizbuch, das sie aus dem Schließfach geholt hatte.

Die erste Seite war leer, ebenso die zweite und dritte. Clara blätterte hastig weiter, bis sie schließlich eine handgeschriebene Nachricht entdeckte. Die Tinte war dunkel und noch leicht verschmiert, als wäre sie erst kürzlich geschrieben worden:

*„Jeder Schritt, den du machst, bringt dich näher ans Ziel. Doch Vorsicht – nicht alles ist, wie es scheint. Der Feind lauert im Verborgenen, und der Schlüssel liegt nicht in den Worten, sondern in den Taten. Folge den Spuren derer, die vor dir gingen, aber vergiss nicht: Der Pfad ist schmal, und ein falscher Schritt könnte der letzte sein.“*

Clara spürte, wie sich ihre Angst in Entschlossenheit verwandelte. Diese kryptischen Worte bedeuteten, dass sie in diesem gefährlichen Spiel mehr tun musste, als nur Hinweise zu entschlüsseln. Sie musste handeln, und zwar schnell, bevor ihre Gegner sie einholten. Doch wer waren diese „anderen“, von denen in der Nachricht die Rede war?

Als sie weiterblätterte, stieß sie auf eine weitere Notiz. Diese war detaillierter und enthielt eine Art Karte – eine grobe Skizze einer Stadt, die Clara sofort erkannte. Es war ihre eigene Stadt, aber der Fokus lag auf einem bestimmten Viertel, einem heruntergekommenen, verlassenen Industriegebiet am Stadtrand. Ein rotes Kreuz markierte einen Punkt auf der Karte, doch es gab keine weiteren Anweisungen.

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Am nächsten Tag, bei Tagesanbruch, fuhr Clara in das Viertel, das auf der Karte markiert war. Das Gebiet war ein Labyrinth aus alten Fabriken und Lagerhäusern, die längst aufgegeben worden waren. Der Wind pfiff durch die leeren Straßen, und das Geräusch ihrer Highheels auf dem rissigen Asphalt verstärkte das Gefühl der Einsamkeit und Gefahr.

Clara folgte der Karte bis zu einem Gebäude, das einst ein Zentrum des industriellen Treibens gewesen war, jetzt aber nur noch eine Ruine. Die Fenster waren zerschlagen, und die Eingangstür hing schief in den Angeln. Vorsichtig trat sie ein und fand sich in einem düsteren, staubigen Raum wieder, der von der Zeit gezeichnet war.

Sie durchsuchte das Gebäude, jeden Schritt mit Bedacht wählend, und fand schließlich eine Tür, die in einen Keller führte. Das Licht war schwach, und die Luft war stickig und feucht. Unten angekommen, entdeckte sie einen Raum, der im Gegensatz zum Rest des Gebäudes gepflegt und beinahe klinisch sauber war.

In der Mitte des Raumes stand ein kleiner Tisch, auf dem ein einzelnes Objekt lag – ein alter, silberner Schlüssel. Clara näherte sich vorsichtig, ihre Schritte hallten in der bedrückenden Stille wider. Doch als sie den Schlüssel in die Hand nahm, spürte sie sofort, dass sie nicht allein war.

„Du bist weitergekommen, als ich dachte,“ sagte eine Stimme aus der Dunkelheit.

Clara fuhr herum und erkannte die Frau, die sie zuvor verfolgt hatte. Aber diesmal war sie nicht allein. Zwei Männer standen neben ihr, beide in dunklen Anzügen, die Gesichter unergründlich.

„Was wollt ihr von mir?“ Claras Stimme war fester als erwartet. „Warum ich?“

Die Frau trat näher, ihre Augen glitzerten im Halbdunkel. „Du bist eine von uns, Clara. Oder besser gesagt, du warst es einmal. Wir alle waren Spieler in diesem Spiel, aber du hast vergessen, wer du bist. Wir sind hier, um dich daran zu erinnern – und dich zurückzubringen.“

Clara wich zurück, unfähig, die Bedeutung ihrer Worte vollständig zu begreifen. „Zurückbringen? Wohin? Ich kenne euch nicht!“

Die Frau schüttelte den Kopf, als ob sie Clara bemitleidete. „Doch, das tust du. Tief in deinem Inneren weißt du, dass du dazugehörst. Du warst die Beste, die wir je hatten. Aber dann hast du das Spiel verlassen, und das kann niemand. Nicht, ohne den Preis zu zahlen.“

Mit einem schnellen Handgriff zog die Frau ein kleines Messer aus ihrem Ärmel und hielt es an Claras Kehle. Die beiden Männer traten näher, bereit, einzugreifen.

„Aber wir sind nicht ohne Gnade,“ flüsterte die Frau. „Dies ist dein letzter Test. Finde heraus, warum du vergessen hast, wer du bist, und du darfst leben. Versagst du, dann...“

Clara spürte, wie sich das Messer leicht in ihre Haut drückte. Sie hatte keine Wahl. Irgendwo tief in ihrer Erinnerung musste die Wahrheit verborgen sein. Aber konnte sie sie rechtzeitig finden?

„Ich… ich werde es herausfinden,“ stammelte Clara schließlich. „Ich werde das Spiel gewinnen.“

Die Frau ließ das Messer sinken und trat zurück, ein zufriedenes Lächeln auf den Lippen. „Dann geh. Der nächste Hinweis liegt im Schlüssel. Aber erinnere dich – die Zeit läuft ab.“

Clara eilte aus dem Keller, den Schlüssel fest in der Hand, während die Fragen in ihrem Kopf wirbelten. Was war ihr wirkliches Leben? Was hatte sie vergessen? Und warum war sie in dieses tödliche Spiel verwickelt worden?

Während sie in die kalte Morgenluft trat, wusste Clara eines sicher: Die Antwort würde nicht einfach sein. Aber sie hatte keine andere Wahl, als sie zu finden.

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**Fortsetzung folgt...**

Soll Clara als Nächstes die Wahrheit über ihre Vergangenheit entdecken oder einem neuen Hinweis folgen?

[webofdnw]

Woman in the Moon

[rwpohl]

genosse münchhausen, wolfgang neuss 1961