The Astronomer's Dream; or, The Man in the Moon

Original title: La lune à un mètre

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Georges Méliès in The Astronomer's Dream; or, The Man in the Moon (1898)

Fairy Tale Psychological Horror Space Sci-Fi Supernatural Fantasy Supernatural Horror Comedy Fantasy Horror Sci-Fi Short

An astronomer falls asleep and has a strange dream involving a fairy queen and the Moon.An astronomer falls asleep and has a strange dream involving a fairy queen and the Moon.An astronomer falls asleep and has a strange dream involving a fairy queen and the Moon.

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7.4/10

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Jehanne d'Alcy

Phoebe - la bonne fée
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Georges Méliès

L'astronome
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- Georges Méliès
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- Georges Méliès
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Trivia
When this film was imported into the United States by producer Sigmund Lubin in 1899 he re-titled it A Trip to the Moon. However this has no relation to the 1902 film A Trip to the Moon. The original translated title is "The Moon at One Meter's Distance" or freely "The Moon at Arm's Length".

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Featured in Castle: Punked (2010)

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Astronomer's Dream

Astronomer's Dream, The (1898)

*** (out of 4)

aka La Lune a un metre

An astronomer is in his office working when the devil and a woman appear to him and this sets off a strange dream, which includes the moon attacking him. This is another enjoyable film from Meiles as we get to see various magic tricks including the familiar gags of the astronomer going to sit down only to have the chair disappear. What really stands out in this film is the attack by the moon, which is perfectly done and leads to several laughs. I love Melies' design of the moon making it something to fear with its evil eyes and mouth. The special effects are quite nice throughout. This is certainly a good place for newbies to start.