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

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)

Trailer

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