Le Voyage dans la Lune
Directed by	Georges Méliès
Produced by	Georges Méliès
Written by	Novels Jules Verne H.G. Wells Screenplay Georges Méliès Gaston Méliès
Starring	Georges Méliès
Distributed by	Gaston Méliès
Release date(s)	September 1, 1902 (France)
Running time	14 mins (at 16fps).
Language	Silent
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Le Voyage dans la lune is a 1902 French science fiction black and white silent film known in its English language release as A Trip to the Moon. It is loosely based on two popular novels of the time: From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne and The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells. It was written and directed by Georges Méliès, with help from his brother Gaston. Running time is 14 minutes at 16 frames per second. Image of the 1902 film A Voyage to the moon (public domain) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 – January 21, 1938), full name Maries-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. ... Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 – January 21, 1938), full name Maries-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. ... Jules Verne. ... H. G. Wells at the door of his house at Sandgate Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 - August 13, 1946) was an English writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. ... Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 – January 21, 1938), full name Maries-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. ... Gaston Méliès was the younger brother of the more-famous French film director Georges Méliès. ... Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 – January 21, 1938), full name Maries-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. ... Gaston Méliès was the younger brother of the more-famous French film director Georges Méliès. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Events March 10 - Circuit Courts decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly on motion picture technology. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... A black-and-white portrait. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The projectile, as pictured in an engraving from the 1872 Illustrated Edition. ... Jules Verne. ... The First Men in the Moon is a 1901 science fiction novel by the British author H. G. Wells. ... Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946) was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 – January 21, 1938), full name Maries-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. ... Gaston Méliès was the younger brother of the more-famous French film director Georges Méliès. ... Frame rate, or frame frequency, is the measurement of how quickly an imaging device can produce several consecutive images, called frames. ...

It is recognized as one of the first films of the science fiction genre, and for its innovative animation. Animation is the technique of filming a sequence of drawings or positions of models to create an illusion of movement. ...

Plot

At a meeting of astronomers, one proposes to the rest a trip to the Moon. After addressing some dissent (the speaker pitches some paper at him), six brave astronomers agree to the plan. They build a space capsule in the shape of a bullet and a huge cannon to shoot it into space. The astronomers embark and their capsule is fired from the cannon with the help of a bevy of beautiful women (played by chorus girls of the Folies Bergères). The Man in the Moon watches the capsule as it approaches, and it hits him in the eye. Bulk composition of the Moons mantle and crust estimated, weight percent Oxygen 42. ... Costume, c. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Safely on the Moon, the explorers get out of the capsule and watch the Earth rise in the distance. Something then explodes near them. They then unroll their blankets, and take a nap. They dream of celestial Folies-Bergères girls, whose faces appear in the stars of the Big Dipper. Old Saturn leans out of a window in his ringed planet, and Phoebe, goddess of the Moon, appears seated in a crescent-moon swing. Phoebe calls down a snowfall that wakens the explorers. The explorers seek shelter in a cavern and discover giant mushrooms. One astronomer opens his umbrella; it promptly takes root and turns into a giant mushroom itself. At this point, a Selenite (an alien inhabiting the Moon, apparently part man and part insect) appears, but it is easily killed by an astronomer (the creatures explode if whacked with a stick or umbrella). More Selenites appear and it becomes increasingly difficult for the explorers to destroy them as the creatures surround them. The Selenites arrest the astronomers and bring them to their leader. An astronomer picks the Chief Selenite up off its throne and dashes it to the ground, exploding it. // Earth (IPA: , often referred to as the Earth, Terra, or Planet Earth) is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. ... Big Dipper map The seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear, form a well-known asterism that has been recognized as a distinct grouping in many cultures from time immemorial. ... Adjective Saturnian Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 140 kPa Hydrogen >93% Helium >5% Methane 0. ... The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, currently used by the SETI project in the search for extraterrestrial life Extraterrestrial life is life that may exist and originate outside the planet Earth, the only place in the universe currently known by humans to support life. ...

The astronomers run back to their capsule (popping pursuing Selenites on the way). Five get inside. The sixth uses a rope to tip the capsule over a ledge on the Moon and into space. A Selenite tries to seize the capsule at the last minute. Astronomer, capsule, and Selenite fall through space and land in an ocean on Earth, where all are rescued by a ship and towed ashore.

(A final scene depicting a celebratory parade in honor of the travellers' return is not part of the film as it is viewed today. It was long thought to be lost, but parts of the final scene--perhaps all of it--were recently rediscoved. Perhaps with the expiration of the current movie print's copyright, this scene will someday be restored.)

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Trivia

• Méliès had intended on releasing the film in the United States to profit from it; however, Thomas A. Edison's film technicians had secretly made copies of it and distributed it throughout the country, thus putting money into Edison's pocket. Méliès never profited from it and eventually went broke.

• The scene in which the space capsule hits the Man in the Moon in the eye is the earliest known example of stop-motion animation.

• Two music videos are based entirely on and filmed similarly to Le Voyage dans la Lune; Queen's 1995 music video for Heaven for Everyone, and the award-winning video for the Smashing Pumpkins 1996 hit Tonight, Tonight.

• A complete cut of the film was discovered in a French barn in 2002. It was an amazing discovery as it not only is the most complete cut of the movie, but was also entirely hand-colored. It was restored and premiered in 2003 at the Pordonone Silent Film Festival. ^[1]

• Parodied in the Futurama episode "The Series Has Landed (S01E02)" with Luna Park's mascot "crater face."

• The picture of the rocket crashed into the moon was shown in the background in The Adventures of Pluto Nash with Eddie Murphy.

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See also

• Cinema of France
• List of French language films
• Early Development of Cinema

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External links

• Le Voyage dans la lune at the Internet Movie Database
• Download — Le Voyage dans la Lune (english narration) from the Internet Archive
• Download — Le Voyage dans la Lune (french narration) from the Internet Archive
• A Trip to the Moon — Online Streaming Video
• Voyage Homage

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References

1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000417/trivia