About the film

“A Trip to the Moon” (France, 1902), the screen's first science fiction story, was a 14 minute masterpiece (nearly one reel in length (about 825 feet)), created by imaginative French director and master magician Georges Melies (1861-1938) in his version of the Jules Verne story. The silent film's plot, a light-hearted satire criticizing the conservative scientific community of its time, was inspired by Jules Verne's “From the Earth to the Moon” (1865) and H. G. Wells' “First Men on the Moon” (1901). This film, Melies' 400th and most notable film, was made on an astronomical budget for the time of 10,000 Francs - risky, but worthwhile since it was hugely successful. Its popularity also led to it being illegally copied, released under others' names, and pirated.

Wybrane nagrody i festiwale /Selected festivals and awards: 2011 - Nagroda Narodowego Stowarzyszenia Krytyków Filmowych za Najlepszą Odrestaurowaną Kopię Filmową/National Society of Film Critics’ Best Film Restoration Award

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