The Moon Lover (1905)
- Original title
- Rêve à la lune
- Directed by
- Gaston Velle, Ferdinand Zecca
- Genre
- comedy film, silent film
- Country
- French Third Republic
- Runtime
- 6 min
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A drunkard falls asleep and dreams he travels to the moon. The film follows his absurd adventures in that lunar setting.
whimsicaldreamlikelightheartedsilentplayfulfantasticalcomedicsurreal
What happens
Rêve à la lune, also known as L'Amant de la lune, is a 1905 French silent short film directed by Ferdinand Zecca and Gaston Velle, and distributed in English-speaking countries under the titles Dream of the Moon (World-wide, English title), The Moon Lover (United States) and Drunkard's Dream or Why You Sign the Pledge (United Kingdom). The film depicts a drunkard dreaming he is taken to the Moon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Duke's Good Joke (1908)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.