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Per Aspera Ad Astra (Russian: Через тернии к звёздам, USA screen name - Through the Thorns to the Stars; Humanoid Woman) is a 1981 Soviet science fiction film directed by Richard Viktorov and based on a novel by Kir Bulychov.
Jan 14, 2021 · “What if she was made to kill?” In 2001, Nikolai Viktorov restored his father’s 1981 film Per Aspera Ad Astra for its 20th anniversary. This version has new special effects and a restored soundtrack, but Viktorov also decided to excise 25 minutes of footage from the film.
- 'Aelita' (Yakov Protazanov, 1924) Destination: Mars. Based on Alexei Tolstoy's novel of the same name, "Aelita" is considered a classic not only of Soviet filmmaking but world cinema in general.
- 'Cosmic Voyage' (Vasily Zhuravlev, 1935) Destination: The Moon. Initial attempts at a moon landing end in failure. A rabbit launched into space perishes en route.
- 'Meteorites,' 'The Universe,' 'Road to the Stars,' 'Planet of Tempests,' 'The Moon,' et al. (Pavel Klushantsev, 1947-1970) Destination: Venus. A seminal proponent of the Soviet documentary-meets-sci-fi genre, it was actually Klushantsev who pioneered this hybrid, combining elements of pure documentary (popular science) with fantasy (sci-fi).
- 'Solaris' (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972) Destination: Solaris space station. Tarkovsky's film tells the story of Kris Kelvin, a psychologist who has travelled to the space station Solaris to evaluate whether the scientific mission being conducted there should continue.
Mar 29, 2018 · Richard’s son, Nikolai Viktorov, released a new version of the film in 2015, having remastered the sound and special effects and shortened the running time by cutting several set pieces laced with Soviet ideology.’
Oct 19, 2018 · “The foresters told us straight away that they had been ordered to clear five hectares of forest for industrial development,” Nikolai Viktorov, a member of the Clean Urdoma public campaign tells...
Jun 20, 2011 · This renewed popularity prompted the successful release of a restored version of the film (the project of Nikolai Viktorov, the son of the film’s original director, Richard Viktorov) in 2001.
“What if she was made to kill?” In 2001, Nikolai Viktorov restored his father’s 1981 film Per Aspera Ad Astra for its 20th anniversary. This version has new special effects and a restored soundtrack, but Viktorov also decided to excise 25 minutes of footage from the film.
