Le voyage dans la lune : A trip to the moon /

A trip to the moon (original title: Le voyage dans la lune) is a fantasy film featuring trick photography. A group of scientists travel to the moon by being shot in a capsule from a giant cannon, are captured by moon-men, escape, and fall vertically back to earth. Includes scenes of dancers from the...

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Corporate Authors:	Star-film, Steamboat Films (Firm), Lobster Films (Firm), France télévision, Flicker Alley (Firm)
Other Authors:	Méliès, Georges, 1861-1938 (Director, Actor), Delannoy, Henri, 1873-1976 (Actor), Bernon, Bleuette (Actor), Lallement, François, 1877-1954 (Actor), Bromberg, Serge (Director, Screenwriter, Narrator, Producer), Lange, Eric (Director)
Format:	Video DVD Blu-ray Disc
Language:	No linguistic content English French
Language Notes:	Feature documentary: mostly in English, with some fragments in French subtitled in English.
Published:	Los Angeles, Calif. : Flicker Alley, [2012]
Edition:	Limited ed.
Subjects:	Space flight to the moon > Drama. Interplanetary voyages > Drama. Trip to the moon (Motion picture) Méliès, Georges, > 1861-1938. Motion pictures > Production and direction > France. Silent films > Production and direction > France. Color cinematography > France > History. Short films. Silent films. Fiction films. Science fiction films. Fantasy films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Biographical films.

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Summary:	A trip to the moon (original title: Le voyage dans la lune) is a fantasy film featuring trick photography. A group of scientists travel to the moon by being shot in a capsule from a giant cannon, are captured by moon-men, escape, and fall vertically back to earth. Includes scenes of dancers from the Théâtre du Châtelet and acrobats from the Folies-Bergère. The extraordinary voyage is a documentary about making A trip to the moon.
Item Description:	This edition contains a restored short silent film (15 min.) and a documentary on creation and restoration of the film (65 min.) in two media versions (DVD and Blu-ray). Le voyage dans la lune: originally released in France in 1902. The extraordinary voyage: originally released as TV documentary in 2011. Booklet (23 pages ; ill. ) in English inserted in container. Bonus features include A trip to the moon -- a black and white version of the film with audio options; interview with Air; two films by Georges Méliès: The astronomer's dream (original title: La lune a un metre ; Star-film ; 1898 ; 3 min., 11 sec.) and The eclipse, or the courtship of the Sun and Moon (original title: Eclipse de soleil en pleine lune; 1907 ; 9 min., 17 sec.). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (23 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm.)
Format:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; aspect ratio: 1.33:1; DTS 5.1 sound format. Blu-ray disc; region A; aspect ratio: 1.33:1; DTS 5.1 sound format; requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits:	Le voyage dans la lune: restored by Lobster Films ... [et al.]; original music, Air. The extraordinary voyage: cinematography, Jean-Louis Sonzogni; chief editor, Janice Jones.
ISBN:	1893967700 9781893967700