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The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon

Original title: La lune à un mètre
  • 18981898
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 3m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
4.1K
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Georges Méliès in The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)
  • Short
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
An astronomer falls asleep and has a strange dream involving a fairy queen and the Moon.An astronomer falls asleep and has a strange dream involving a fairy queen and the Moon.An astronomer falls asleep and has a strange dream involving a fairy queen and the Moon.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
4.1K
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  • Director
    • Georges Méliès(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Georges Méliès(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Jehanne d'Alcy(uncredited)
    • Georges Méliès(uncredited)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Georges Méliès(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Georges Méliès(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Jehanne d'Alcy(uncredited)
    • Georges Méliès(uncredited)
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    • 20User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Georges Méliès in The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)
    Georges Méliès in The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)
    Georges Méliès in The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)
    Jehanne d'Alcy and Georges Méliès in The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)
    Georges Méliès in The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)
    Georges Méliès in The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)
    Georges Méliès in The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)
    Georges Méliès in The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)
    Georges Méliès in The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)
    Georges Méliès in The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)
    The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)
    Georges Méliès in The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)

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    Jehanne d'Alcy
    • Phoebe - la bonne féeas Phoebe - la bonne fée
    • (uncredited)
    Georges Méliès
    Georges Méliès
    • L'astronomeas L'astronome
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Georges Méliès(uncredited)
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      • Georges Méliès(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      When this film was imported into the United States by producer Sigmund Lubin in 1899 he re-titled it A Trip to the Moon. However this has no relation to the 1902 film A Trip to the Moon. The original translated title is "The Moon at One Meter's Distance" or freely "The Moon at Arm's Length".
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      Featured in Castle: Punked (2010)

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    8/10
    Whimsical fantasy from Georges Méliès
    An astronomer (dressed like a wizard) is visited in his observatory by various imps and fairies, and eventually a giant, eye-rolling anthropomorphic moon that eats his telescope, dissolves his umbrella, delivers a couple of frolicking moon-children, and eventually eats the old fellow himself. The entire phantasmagoric night turns out to be a dream (hence the original title ('The Astronomer's Dream'), which was more accurate than the deceptive American release "A Trip to the Moon"). The film is a wonderful showcase for Méliès' early experiments in 'trick photography' and includes a number of well done (for the era) substitution splices as the fanciful characters appear and disappear, and a clever animation scene in where images on the astronomer's black-board come to life. A clever and imaginative fantasy film from the early days of cinematography.
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    • Release date
      • 1898 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • The Moon at Arm's Length
    • Filming locations
      • Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
    • Production companies
      • Georges Méliès
      • Star-Film
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    • Runtime
      3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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