Travels to the Moon

Dean of the School of Astronomy (Georges Méliès) ) proposed a fanciful lunar travel plan at a meeting. He and five other bold astronomers supervised the production of the cannonball cabin and cannon, and with the help of the army, they successfully landed on the moon in the cannonball cabin. After the excitement, the six astronomers fell asleep exhausted on the surface of the moon, unaware that many stars were quietly observing their sleeping appearance. A final cold snowfall wakes them up. Everyone hid in a cave but accidentally disturbed the moon man with an umbrella, and a panic adventure began... This film is the pioneer of science fiction movies, inspired by Jules Verne's novel "From the Earth to the Moon" and H.G. Wells' novel "The First Men on the Moon". The film was released in black and white and hand-painted color versions in 1902, with a total length of about 14 minutes. The final ending and color version were once lost. In 1993, the severely damaged color print was donated by a private collector to the Barcelona Film Archive, Spain; in 2002, the ending "Triumph" was rediscovered in France. The film restoration project lasted for more than ten years. In 2011, a fully restored color version of the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Méliès's birth.