The Astronomer's Dream (1898)
- Original title
- La lune à un mètre
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- fantasy film, comedy film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 3 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 235 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An astronomer falls asleep in his observatory and dreams of strange visions. He interacts with the moon and other astronomical objects in bizarre and comedic ways.
whimsicalfantasticalplayfuldreamlikesurrealsilentinventive
What happens
The Astronomer's Dream, or the Man in the Moon (French: La Lune à un mètre, literally "The Moon from One Meter Off") is an 1898 French silent trick film by Georges Méliès. Based on one of his stage magic acts, and starring Méliès himself, the film presents a varied assortment of images dreamed by an astronomer, focusing on themes of astronomy and especially the Moon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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