Excursion to the Moon
| Excursion dans la lune | |
|---|---|
Pathé Frères | |
Release date |
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Running time | 180 meters[1] |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
Excursion to the Moon (
Pathé Frères.[1] The film is an unauthorized remake, and an almost shot-by-shot copy, of Georges Méliès's 1902 film A Trip to the Moon.[2]
The film follows Méliès's scenario closely and includes many of its features, with some variations: for example, the Selenites are not vulnerable to umbrellas, but rather appear and disappear at will; the capsule lands inside the Man in the Moon's open mouth rather than hitting its eye; and the Selenite who returns to Earth is a "dancing moon-maiden" who is betrothed at the end of the film to one of the astronomers.[2] This film has occasionally been misidentified as a work by Méliès.[3]
Of the film's 180 meters, 72 were colorized[1] using a Pathé stencil process.[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 2862721824
- ^ ISBN 9781438435817
- ISBN 978-1893967564
External links
- Excursion to the Moon at IMDb
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