The Conquest of the Pole (1912)
- Original title
- À la conquête du pôle
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- fantasy film, silent film, adventure film, science fiction film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 33 min
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 52 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
An international group of explorers sets off on an expedition to the North Pole. They run into a man-eating frost giant and a dangerous magnetic needle along the way.
whimsicalplayfulfantasticallightheartedinventivefast-pacedwhimsicalcomic
What happens
The Conquest of the Pole (French: À la conquête du pôle) is a 1912 French silent science fantasy trick film directed by and starring Georges Méliès. The film, loosely inspired by contemporary events and by Jules Verne's Voyages Extraordinaires, follows the comic misadventures of an international group of explorers on an expedition to the North Pole, where they encounter a man-eating frost giant and a dangerous magnetic needle. The film, one of Méliès's last cinematic works, was released by Pathé Frères to critical acclaim in France and the United Kingdom, but was a box-office failure and contributed to Méliès's mounting financial difficulties. It continues to be seen as one of his masterpieces and is sometimes named as his greatest work. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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In the Bushes (1912)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.