The amazing imaginative fiction author Stanislaw Lem wrote this visually stunning East German space exploration film with a dated but still thoughtful message. The Sets of Der Schweigende Stern are detailed and beautiful - giving the film an amazingly alien feel. The cinematography varies from excellent to mediocre, and the visual effects are cleverly done - relying on actual p...
DEFA's first science fiction film, its first genre film, and the "most expensive DEFA film ever made."//the fear of a nuclear war between the two superpowers USA and the SU was quite tangible at the time the film was conceptualized. //Sebastian Heiduschke. East German Cinema: DEFA and Film History[M]p69-75
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东德与波兰合作的科幻影片，以危险的太空探险之旅揭开金星人进攻地球却自取灭亡的历史。影片明显反映了对核能的恐惧与抵制，广岛原子弹爆炸多次作为人类创造力的深渊被提及。而导演为作品赋予的政治道德考虑以及对世界人民团结的想象则更具乌托邦意味。另外，片中油状不明生物进攻的场景让人印象深刻。
8.0 88分钟歌德学院2019.03.25