A lark! Yes, this is a short silent, but it's really fun to watch. For those who think that silents are in general too dreary need to watch this. It's purely fantastical -- a group of old tyme astronomers decide to visit the moon in a bullet-shaped rocket. They are shot out of a very lengthy cannon, walk around on the moon without benefit of spacesuits, and get attacked by a rollicking mob of aboriginal-looking aliens. You can find this short on a DVD called Landmarks of Early Film: Volume 1. (The disc includes some yawn-inducing shorts, but if you watch this, do not miss the Winsor McCay piece.)
original title: Le Voyage dans la Lune
year: 1902
length: 14 min.
rating: 3.5
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000417/combined
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
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