Reg 8mm Film A TRIP TO THE MOON 1902 MELIES Classic History RARE Fantasy French
Item History & Price
This is a Regular 8mm, B&W, silent film reel from the great French film maker (and pioneer) Georges Melies called "A Trip to the Moon". The film is about 150 feet in a plain grey plastic can. It runs about 12 minutes (at 18 fps) and is silent with no splices. There is some light wear/lines - with some in the pre-print materials. The head titles are complete. Overall - the film looks pretty good - a little bit contrasty. Its not quite as bad as the photos which were take...n while running with a cheap digital camera..... A very watchable print with no splices-
A Trip to the Moon - 1902
A Trip to the Moon ( Le Voyage dans la Lune) is a 1902 French adventure film directed by Georges Melies. Inspired by a wide variety of sources, including Jules Verne's 1865 novel From The Earth To The Moon and its 1870 sequel Around The Moon , the film follows a group of astronomers who travel to the Moon in a cannon-propelled capsule, explore the Moon's surface, escape from an underground group of Selenites (lunar inhabitants), and return to Earth with a captive Selenite. Its cast of French theatrical performers is led by Méliès himself as main character Professor Barbenfouillis. The film features the overtly theatrical style for which Méliès became famous.
PLOT:
An association of astronomers has convened to listen to the plan of Professor Barbenfouillis, their president, to fly to the moon. With the one dissenting voice quashed by Barbenfouillis and the other members, the plan is approved with Barbenfouillis choosing five others to accompany him. Most of the preparation for the trip is in building the vessel and launching mechanism, which resemble a large bullet and a large gun respectively. Hitting the moon in the eye, the six land safely at their destination. They find that much about the moon is wonderful and fantastical, but also that much is not what they would have liked to encounter as it is life threatening. They have to find a way to get out of their alien predicament to get back home safely.
"Le Voyage Dans la Lune" is the first sci-fi and considered among the greatest films of the cinema history. The story uses impressive animation and special effects for a 1902 silent movie. The plot is a non-sense surrealistic comedy in the present days, but this French film is mandatory to any movie lover or student.
RARE bit of film history !!
Buyer to pay $7.75 priority or $ 3.00 media rate shipping.
Thank you for looking !
A Trip to the Moon - 1902
A Trip to the Moon ( Le Voyage dans la Lune) is a 1902 French adventure film directed by Georges Melies. Inspired by a wide variety of sources, including Jules Verne's 1865 novel From The Earth To The Moon and its 1870 sequel Around The Moon , the film follows a group of astronomers who travel to the Moon in a cannon-propelled capsule, explore the Moon's surface, escape from an underground group of Selenites (lunar inhabitants), and return to Earth with a captive Selenite. Its cast of French theatrical performers is led by Méliès himself as main character Professor Barbenfouillis. The film features the overtly theatrical style for which Méliès became famous.
PLOT:
An association of astronomers has convened to listen to the plan of Professor Barbenfouillis, their president, to fly to the moon. With the one dissenting voice quashed by Barbenfouillis and the other members, the plan is approved with Barbenfouillis choosing five others to accompany him. Most of the preparation for the trip is in building the vessel and launching mechanism, which resemble a large bullet and a large gun respectively. Hitting the moon in the eye, the six land safely at their destination. They find that much about the moon is wonderful and fantastical, but also that much is not what they would have liked to encounter as it is life threatening. They have to find a way to get out of their alien predicament to get back home safely.
"Le Voyage Dans la Lune" is the first sci-fi and considered among the greatest films of the cinema history. The story uses impressive animation and special effects for a 1902 silent movie. The plot is a non-sense surrealistic comedy in the present days, but this French film is mandatory to any movie lover or student.
RARE bit of film history !!
Buyer to pay $7.75 priority or $ 3.00 media rate shipping.
Thank you for looking !
