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A Trip to the Moon
(1902)Le Voyage dans la Lune
directed by Georges Méliès, 14 minutes
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The material for A TRIP TO THE MOON was sourced from a restored color version that had been considered lost for several decades. It is presented here with an original soundtrack by Air. In 2010, three experts in worldwide film restoration (Lobster Films along with two non-profit entities, Groupama Gan Foundation for Cinema and Technicolor Foundation for Cinema Heritage) launched the most complex and ambitious restoration in the history of cinema. The process took over twelve years using advanced digital technologies to reassemble and restore the fragments of the 13,375 frames. The restoration print premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011 and made a worldwide tour of international festivals including Telluride, Pordenone, Rotterdam and the MoMA Festival of Film Preservation. Now, one of the most technically sophisticated and expensive restorations in film history, A TRIP TO THE MOON can be seen in its original 1902 colors.
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Cast & Crew
- Victor André
- Bleuette Bernon - Lady in the Moon
- Brunnet - Astronomer
- Henri Delannoy - Captain of the Rocket
- Depierre
- Farjaut - Astronomer
- Kelm - Astronomer
- Georges Méliès - Prof. Barbenfouillis
- Jeanne d'Alcy
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Having been "introduced" to Georges Melies by David Selznick's amazing book, Hugo - it was absolutely delightful to see the very work of art that inspired yet another imaginative movie! Melies was, in all ways, an Imagineer! I am so happy his work lives on through Fandor!!!
I thought I had known this little flight of fantasy until I saw the restoration... the use of colour and the imaginative design is amazing for its time.
The modern restoration is awesome. Realy brings it up to date. The stereo effects are great as well.
Glad you have this available now, but no mention of the brand new music composed by AIR?