Frau im Mond

Frau im Mond is a science fiction silent movie released in 1929, and is often considered to be one of the first "serious" science fiction films. The title Frau im Mond translates to "Woman in the Moon". It was written and directed by Fritz Lang, based on the novel Die Frau im Mond (1928, translated as The Rocket to the Moon in 1930) by his then-wife and collaborator Thea von Harbou.

Related Topics:
Science fiction - Silent movie - 1929 - Fritz Lang - 1928 - 1930 - Thea von Harbou

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The film is a strange mixture of accurate science, bad guesses, and outright foolishness. The basics of rocket travel are presented to a mass audience for the first time. The idea that a rocket would be submerged in water before launch was a bad guess. And there is ample foolishness when the first thing our space travelers do upon reaching the moon is use a dousing rod to search for water.

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Though the special effects used in the movie were innovative for their time, the movie was not a financial success due to its poor plot, and also since most of the public began considering silent movies a thing of the past in 1929.

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