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The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon
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The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon

1898
Comedy
Sci-fi
Short Film
3m
In the opening of this film is seen the astronomer intently poring over his books. Suddenly, in a cloud of smoke, Satan appears and surprises the astronomer. At the command of the Fairy Queen, who suddenly appears, Satan vanishes; she awakens the astronomer and as he goes forward to meet her she disappears. The astronomer is very much excited, and, rushing over to the large telescope he tries to discover by what means she had vanished. (imdb)
Directed by:
Georges Méliès Georges Méliès
Written by:
Georges Méliès Georges Méliès
Starring:
Georges Méliès Georges Méliès
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Genres:
Comedy, Sci-fi, Fantasy
AKA:
lune à un mètre, La
Country:
France
Language:
None
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The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon

1898
Comedy
Sci-fi
Short Film
3m
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jodamicojodamico
Rated 24 Nov 2011
79
73rd
Seems like the driving theme of Melies' works is that the Devil is a dick. Also, the moon will consume us all one by one.
Rated 24 Nov 2011
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 12 Mar 2017
55
28th
Astronomer's officially have fucked up dreams.
Rated 12 Mar 2017
bob_thrillinbob thrillin
Rated 21 Aug 2013
76
57th
Certainly has the Melies charm and playfulneOH HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK
Rated 21 Aug 2013
nathandarkoNathanDarko
Rated 11 Feb 2013
88
70th
Where it all began...
Rated 11 Feb 2013
woozybWoozyB
Rated 31 Jan 2013
100
98th
Baller ass special effects, for being more than a century old. Vive la France!
Rated 31 Jan 2013
bofbof
Rated 06 Feb 2016
70
59th
Batshit crazy but in a way that makes you envy Méliès for being the first to go "Hey! Hand me a movie camera and I can do ANYTHING!"
Rated 06 Feb 2016
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 02 Feb 2017
79
72nd
Starts out completely normal for Méliès, then wow things take a turn for the creepy! One of his funnier shorts.
Rated 02 Feb 2017
emtiltemtilt
Rated 25 May 2014
72
70th
Criticker should really ditch the confusing name for this film's page and just call it "La lune à un mètre" to avoid mixups with "Le voyage dans la lune." In any case, it's amazing how far ahead of his contemporaries Méliès was with this film, which still holds up. It's also amazing how much better he got between this film and his similarly titled 1902 film.
Rated 25 May 2014
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 06 Oct 2015
77
51st
This is some creepy stuff from Méliès. I like it.
Rated 06 Oct 2015
vicktrVick_tr
Rated 04 Jan 2024
100
0th
My fav 1800's short
Rated 04 Jan 2024
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 02 Feb 2017
75
66th
Inventive and funny and yes, creepy.
Rated 02 Feb 2017
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 10 Jan 2012
48
40th
Someone was tripping hard when they came up with this one. But Méliès entertains me more than any other 19th century filmmaker. Perhaps not a particularly high standard, but definitely notable.
Rated 10 Jan 2012
hotsakehotsake
Rated 24 Apr 2013
70
75th
Lots of imagination and a fun film
Rated 24 Apr 2013
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 18 Jan 2013
64
41st
* Casting, Acting : 6 * Script : 6 * Directing, Aura : 7 * Ease of Viewing : 6 * Naked Eye : 7
Rated 18 Jan 2013
stainStain
Rated 18 Oct 2010
80
68th
Oh, it's one hellacious dream all right: Satan, babes from the moon, and The Fairy Queen for good measure. This is all as artificial as hell, of course, but it sure looks pretty. Also, I wish I was important enough for Satan to come after me personally, and for The Fairy Queen to have to come to my rescue. I'd leave out a plate of cookies and a glass of milk for her
Rated 18 Oct 2010
jimmy_suedeJimmy Suede
Rated 11 Sep 2017
78
68th
Goofy and really wierd little short. Méliès must have had a lot of fun playing around with this one.
Rated 11 Sep 2017
adam_p_dAdam P-D
Rated 13 Jan 2020
80
94th
I can't believe anyone would give this a low rating. Must be big fans of Come Along Do!
Rated 13 Jan 2020
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 16 Jan 2014
4
52nd
LOL, quite different from the film of the same name 4 years later.
Rated 16 Jan 2014
moviecinemaMovieCinema
Rated 15 Dec 2021
71
76th
That moon is creepy af but incredibly cool
Rated 15 Dec 2021
karamazovkaramazov.
Rated 01 Jan 2014
60
80th
n.b. "A Trip to the Moon" [originally-- "La lune à un métre"] is Méliès' 1898 short, not to be confused with his "A Trip to the Moon" ["Le voyage dans la lune"] from 1902.
Rated 01 Jan 2014
rihreyrihrey
Rated 15 Dec 2021
67
90th
wtf
Rated 15 Dec 2021

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