Instantly
recognised by its iconic image of the man in the moon with a rocket in his
eye, Georges Méliès 1902 Le Voyage dans la
lune (Voyage to the Moon) is an
integral part of cinematic history.
However,
for over a hundred years, the cinephile has been largely ignorant towards the
existence of an original hand painted colour version that Méliès produced. This
lack of knowledge was largely due to a copy of the colour version not being
discovered until 1993 and then spending nearly twenty years being
restored!
Now available
in a meticulously restored version with a score by Air, the hand coloured
version is a refreshing look at this essential piece of film history. Air's
score may not be what you would expect of a film of 1902 but, regardless of the
context in which Voyage was originally released, Air's music conveys the
film's surrealistic and fantastical tone, and is especially more vibrant due to
the presence of colour. Enjoy!
The 1902 Hand Painted Colour Version
