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The Astronomer's Dream (1900) — Kino-polis

The Astronomer's Dream

La lune à un mètre

1900·3 min·FR

Director: Georges Méliès

FantasyHorrorComedy

An astronomer has a terrifying dream.

An astronomer has a terrifying dream.

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The Astronomer's Dream — Grokipedia — Grokipedia

Comprehensive entry on Méliès' film examining dream sequences and proto-surrealist visual techniques.

Cast

Georges Méliès

Georges Méliès

Astronomer

Jehanne d'Alcy

Jehanne d'Alcy

Phoebe

Crew

Georges Méliès

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To the stars and beyond: movies dream of outer space, 1898-1910 — Silent Please

Scholarly essay placing the film within the context of early science fiction cinema.

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