Omar Sy, François Cluzet, The Intouchables Among the three dozen or so films screening at the City of Lights / City of Angels (Colcoa) French film festival currently being held in Los Angeles, you'll find a couple of restored classics, several César nominees, and one of the biggest box-office hits in French history. Georges Méliès' 1902 short Le voyage dans la lune / A Trip to the Moon, inspired by Jules Verne's novel, is one of the restored classics to be screened at Colcoa. Méliès' short will be accompanied by Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange's Le Voyage extraordinaire / The Extraordinary Voyage, about the making and the restoration of A Trip to the Moon. The festival's other classic presentation is Marcel Carné's 1938 drama Hôtel du Nord, with Arletty, Louis Jouvet, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Tyrone Power's future wife Annabella, the recently deceased Paulette Dubost, and Bernard Blier. Those ignorant about the...
- 4/17/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The Extraordinary Voyage (Le voyage extraordinaire)/A Trip to the Moon (Le voyage dans la lune)
Directed by: Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange/Georges Mélies
Cast: Georges Mélies, Michel Gondry
Running Time: 60 min/14 min
Rating: Not Rated
Showtimes at Piff: Friday 2/10 8:45Pm at World Trade Center Theater and Sunday 2/12 at 3:00Pm at Whitsell Auditorium Complete Piff Schedule
Plot: The Extraordinary Voyage tells the story of Georges Mélies and his creation of A Trip to the Moon. It also tells the story of the discovery of a colorized version and its restoration over almost a decade. Followed by a screening is the remastered version of the short film.
Who’S It For? Filmgoers who saw Hugo and want to know more about the film that inspired it.
Overall
Every few years, someone makes an homage to Georges Mélies and his most famous film, A Trip to the Moon. Smashing...
Directed by: Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange/Georges Mélies
Cast: Georges Mélies, Michel Gondry
Running Time: 60 min/14 min
Rating: Not Rated
Showtimes at Piff: Friday 2/10 8:45Pm at World Trade Center Theater and Sunday 2/12 at 3:00Pm at Whitsell Auditorium Complete Piff Schedule
Plot: The Extraordinary Voyage tells the story of Georges Mélies and his creation of A Trip to the Moon. It also tells the story of the discovery of a colorized version and its restoration over almost a decade. Followed by a screening is the remastered version of the short film.
Who’S It For? Filmgoers who saw Hugo and want to know more about the film that inspired it.
Overall
Every few years, someone makes an homage to Georges Mélies and his most famous film, A Trip to the Moon. Smashing...
- 2/10/2012
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
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