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Mood:
- AtmosphericFeel Good
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Plot:
- Alien EncounterExperiment Gone AwrySpace TravelEscapadesImaginarySpace and AliensDisorderAdventurer more...
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Genres:
- Sci-FiForeignSilentAdventure
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Time/Period:
- 1900s20th Century
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Place:
- Outer SpaceMoon
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- Groundbreaking
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- B&WSpecial EffectsStop Motion
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Le voyage dans la lune, 1902
France
Profile of Le voyage dans la lune
The mood of Le voyage dans la lune is atmospheric and feel good. The plot centers around space travel, an alien encounter, and an experiment gone awry. It is a foreign, sci-fi, and adventure short film. Stylistically, Le voyage dans la lune is a silent production. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. It takes place, at least partly, on the moon. Le voyage dans la lune happens in the 1900s. Visually, it involves stop motion effects, involves special effects, and is black and white. It is based on a book. Le voyage dans la lune is known for being groundbreaking.
Summary of Le voyage dans la lune
The most famous of the over 500 short films produced by cinema pioneer Georges Méliès betwen 1896 and 1912. At a meeting of astronomers, their president proposes a trip to the Moon. After addressing some dissent, six brave astronomers agree to the plan. They build a space capsule in the shape of a bullet, and a huge cannon to shoot it into space. The astronomers embark and their capsule is fired from the cannon with the help of "marines", most of whom are portrayed as a bevy of beautiful women in sailors' outfits, while the rest are men. The Man in the Moon watches the capsule as it approaches, and it hits him in the eye. Landing safely on the Moon, the astronomers get out of the capsule and watch the Earth rise in the distance. Exhausted by their journey, the astronomers unroll their blankets and sleep. As they sleep, a comet passes, the Big Dipper appears with human faces peering out of each star, old Saturn leans out of a window in his ringed planet, and Phoebe, goddess of the Moon, appears seated in a crescent-moon swing. Phoebe calls down a snowfall that awakens the astronomers. They seek shelter in a cavern and discover giant mushrooms. One astronomer opens his umbrella; it promptly takes root and turns into a giant mushroom itself.
Details
| Country: | France |
| Release date: | 4 October 1902 |
| Runtime: | 14 min |
