In this, Italy's first 'science fiction' film, an astronomer falls in love with a Martian woman and the two arrange to meet on the moon, where they are married amidst cavorting moon-maids. The film is a mix of animation, stage, and outdoor filming and the visuals are very imaginative. There is an excellent scene where the Earthling is fired to the moon in a giant cannon ball, only to land next to his love, who arrives in some kind of a dirigible-like ship launched from a giant slide. The scenes on the moon are fun (especially when the moon-maids spontaneously appear) and the surreal image of Mars and the Martian city are reminiscent of the alien world in 1973's 'Fantastic Planet'. In one particularly imaginative scene, the astronomer sends his loved-one a radio message, which is envisioned as a stream of letters flying through the heavens. The acting is over-the-top histrionics, even by 'silent' standards, especially the astronomer, who constantly gesticulates like a hyperactive mime. The version I watched on-line had English title-cards but they flashed by to quickly to read. Other versions on-line did not have cards (they aren't really needed, the frenetically pantomiming actors make what the story is about quite clear). The film is much less known than Méliès' 1902 'A Trip to the Moon' but (IMO) is an equally fascinating example of cinéma fantastique from the early silent era.