Andrew ShieldsMar 24
A drawing in Brian Selznick’s “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” (2007). #111Words #BrianSelznick #TheInventionOfHugoCabret #GeorgesMéliès #ATripToTheMoon #Drawing #FilmStill #Memory #Story #Automaton https://111-words.ghost.io/a-drawing-in-brian-selznicks-the-invention-of-hugo-cabret-2007/
A drawing in Brian Selznick’s “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” (2007)

Brian Selznick's graphic novel "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" (2007) includes Selznick's drawing of a moon with a spaceship in its eye, an image based on "A Trip to the Moon", a 1902 film by Georges Méliès. In Selznick's story, it is by an automaton designed by Méliès. Further, it

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Andrew ShieldsMar 5
“A Trip to the Moon” (1902), by Georges Méliés, and the Apollo program. #111Words #GeorgesMéliès #ATripToTheMoon #Apollo11 #Apollo8 #Earthrise https://111-words.ghost.io/a-trip-to-the-moon-1902-by-georges-melies-and-the-apollo-program/
“A Trip to the Moon” (1902), by Georges Méliés, and the Apollo program

In "A Trip to the Moon", a 1902 film by Georges Méliès that I discussed with my students yesterday, the space travellers fly to the moon with a rocket carrying a passenger lander. That anticipates the form of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon with a rocket and a

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FILM TALKOct 14

Pauline Méliès: “Georges Méliès knew that cinema would become an industry one day”

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URL: https://filmtalk.org/2022/11/18/pauline-melies/

Pauline Méliès: “Georges Méliès knew that cinema would become an industry one day”

French filmmaker and pioneer George Méliès (1861-1938), director of the surrealistic screen classic “Le voyage dans la lune” (1902, a.k.a. “A Trip to the Moon”) and discoverer of severa…

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Viral ObscurityApr 10, 2025

A Trip to the Moon 1902 Review

Overall: 5/5 – Fly me to the moon …

https://sometimesigetbored.co.uk/a-trip-to-the-moon-1902-review/

#ATriptotheMoon #CineMastodon #Movie #Movies #Review

Viral ObscurityMar 23, 2025

I just watched the restored, colourised version of A Trip to the Moon (1902) and the documentary about its history and restoration (An Extraordinary Voyage 2011)

I left some thoughts on the film on Letterbxd but overall, I enjoyed it for the quirky and satirical film that it is

My ★★★★★ review of A Trip to the Moon on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/9cIK3N

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A ★★★★★ review of A Trip to the Moon (1902)

"Time. Is never time at all. You can never leave without leaving a piece of youth. And our lives are forever changed. We will never be the same. The more you change, the less you feel..." So why am I quoting Tonight, Tonight by The Smashing Pumpkins in a film review? Other than it being one of my favourite songs and one that makes me happy and sad at the same time, this is the song that had the music video that introduced me to A Trip to the Moon because it was heavily inspired by the film I saw

Dr. Dani SanchezAug 5, 2024
I never get sick of seeing that part when the fishtank is filmed to show the rocket hitting the water
#SilentFlickerSunday #ATripToTheMoon
Show threadDr. Dani SanchezAug 5, 2024
Some of Georges Méliès’s sketches for “A Trip to the Moon”/“Le Voyage dans la Lune”
#SilentFlickerSunday #GeorgesMelies #SilentFilm #SciFi #ATripToTheMoon
Show threadDr. Dani SanchezAug 5, 2024
The color in “A Trip to the Moon” was hand painted onto the film at Élizabeth and Berthe Thuillier’s coloring lab in Paris when it was originally released. About 4-5% of Méliès’ films are estimated to have been colored this way
#SilentFlickerSunday #ElizabethThuillier #BertheThuillier #GeorgesMelies #SilentFilm #SciFi #ATripToTheMoon
Dr. Dani SanchezAug 5, 2024
It never fails to amaze me that this French magician was able to turn his ideas into all of these fantastic worlds
#SilentFlickerSunday #ATripToTheMoon
Dr. Dani SanchezAug 5, 2024
First up is our first ever repeat BUT it’s a classic for a reason: George Méliès’s “Le Voyage dans la Lune” (1902) (https://youtu.be/zCMl11KAP40?si=xy3fvf4L3KdfnjTV)
#SilentFlickerSunday #ATripToTheMoon #GeorgeMelies
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