The Astronomer's Dream

Original title: La lune à un mètre

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Georges Méliès in The Astronomer's Dream (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
(uncredited)

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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10/10

Magnificent and far beyond it's time!

I can't believe that no one else has commented on this yet. This amazing film was one of the first "story" films, with sets like a play. It is a wonderment and leaves so much inspiration for the imagination. It is not in popular circulation, but perhaps it should be. If you can get a chance to watch this one do at all costs. If you can't find it then just think of the Tonight Tonight video by the Smashing Pumpkins. It's about the same except they are separated by about one-hundred years and by a whole barrage of special effects. All in all they are both wonderful and interesting to look at.