A Trip to the Moon
Blu ray
Flicker Alley
1902 / 1:33 / 15 Min. / Street Date March 20, 2018
Starring Georges Méliès
Cinematography by Théophile Michault, Lucien Tainguy
Written by Georges Méliès
Edited by Georges Méliès
Produced and directed by Georges Méliès
In the fall of 1886 the magician Georges Méliès was filming near the Place de l’Opera when his camera jammed for a few fateful moments. Those missing frames resulted in an unexpected optical illusion that for Méliès was a new kind of a magic trick; “I suddenly saw a Madeleine-Bastille omnibus change into a hearse and men into women.”
Embracing that happy accident, Méliès established himself as the foremost fantasy filmmaker of his generation – it could be said that he was responsible for the multitude of special effect extravaganzas occupying multiplexes to this day. But let’s not judge him too harshly.
Méliès first made his mark as an illusionist and for 16 years...
Blu ray
Flicker Alley
1902 / 1:33 / 15 Min. / Street Date March 20, 2018
Starring Georges Méliès
Cinematography by Théophile Michault, Lucien Tainguy
Written by Georges Méliès
Edited by Georges Méliès
Produced and directed by Georges Méliès
In the fall of 1886 the magician Georges Méliès was filming near the Place de l’Opera when his camera jammed for a few fateful moments. Those missing frames resulted in an unexpected optical illusion that for Méliès was a new kind of a magic trick; “I suddenly saw a Madeleine-Bastille omnibus change into a hearse and men into women.”
Embracing that happy accident, Méliès established himself as the foremost fantasy filmmaker of his generation – it could be said that he was responsible for the multitude of special effect extravaganzas occupying multiplexes to this day. But let’s not judge him too harshly.
Méliès first made his mark as an illusionist and for 16 years...
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