Edition

A Trip to the Moon

Georges Méliès Le Voyage dans la lune, FR, 1902, 14', 35 mm

Six scholars, members of the Astronomers' Club, set off on an expedition to the moon. They travel in a bullet-shaped rocket fired into space by a giant canon. After arriving on the moon safe and sound, they meet its inhabitants, the Selenites, escapetheir king and return to Earth in their rocket which, after falling into the ocean, is fished out by a sailor. Applause, decorations, and a triumphant parade for the six heroes of this outer-space adventure.

Music: Air

This film was restored by Lobster Films, Groupama Gan Foundation for Cinema and Technicolor Foundation for Cinema Heritage.

Tue 25/9 Kino SC 20:00