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Jules Verne (novel)
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Scientists from all over the world are meeting to discuss the best way to reach the North Pole. Professor... more | add synopsis
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Conquest of the Pole
The Conquest of the Pole (International: English title)
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France:30 min (Flicker Alley print)
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Weird But Entertaining, 22 October 2004
Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

Méliès made some pretty weird features, and this is one of the strangest. It's certainly entertaining to watch, and at times it reminds you of "Trip to the Moon", although it is not as good. The main difference is that "Conquest of the Pole" has more padding, material that doesn't go anywhere other than to set up some camera tricks. Yet it's still worth seeing, and it is filled with interesting visual effects.

The story itself, based on another Jules Verne story, starts off in a fashion similar to some other Méliès adaptations of Verne, this time with a scientist detailing his plans to go to the North Pole. It gets bizarre pretty fast, and many of the conceptions seem unnecessarily wacky. Yet there is always plenty to see on the screen, and Méliès's imagination is displayed in numerous ways. It's an interesting feature that is worth seeing for anyone who finds the great visual effects pioneer's movies interesting or enjoyable.

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