Wires that function like harp strings encircle small pools and radiate to the high ceilings. Gor's telescope looks like a ship's mast with springs, prisms, and triangles instead of sails. This is a world like no other hitherto captured on film. While the scenes set on Mars have attracted most of the attention to Aelita , most of the movie actually takes place in Moscow. These scenes tell the story of an engineer named Loss who becomes increasingly suspicious that his wife is unfaithful.
Loss leads a construction effort to build a spaceship.
Loss, in particular, dreams that the ship will carry him to Mars, where he can meet the woman of his dreams, Aelita. Meanwhile, she longs to spy on Earth. He takes her to the Tower of Radiant Energy and lets her peek at Earth. She sees Navy battleships, desert caravans, and Times Square traffic. The scenes on earth are enlivened by the performances of two supporting characters.