"Director: George Melies"

• A Trip to the Moon | Blu Ray | (31/05/2021) from £23.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Georges Méliès was not just a pioneer of early cinema, he was central to what we know as film today. An illustrator, magician, filmmaker and inventor, he paved the way for animation and multimedia filmmaking.Of all of Méliès' films, his boldest and most well-known is certainly A Trip to the Moon [Le Voyage dans la Lune], loosely based on the writings of Jules Verne. A Trip to the Moon follows a group of travellers who jet off to the moon from earth on an exploration mission only to end up in peril and captured by the the local inhabitants, the Selenites. Featuring a who's who of theatrical cast from the era, with Méliès himself taking a lead role, this is one of the very first forays into sci-fi cinema, and spawned one of the most iconic images of cinema the man in the moon with a rocket in his eye.A Trip to the Moon is presented here in both black and white and its original colours. This special edition also includes Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange's phenomenal documentary on the film and its rediscovery, The Extraordinary Voyage, which stands as an essential companion piece to Méliès' original masterpiece.Special Features:High Definition Blu-ray™(1080p) presentationOriginal uncompressed Stereo 2.0 audioOptional English subtitlesScores by Robert Israel, and a second score featuring actors voicing parts as originally screened in the US with an accompaniment by Frederick Hodges for the black and white versionScores by Jeff Mills, Dorian Pimpernel, and Serge Bromberg for the colour versionThe Innovations of Georges Méliès - video essay by Jon Spira exploring A Trip to the Moon and Méliès' careerThe Extraordinary Voyage - Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange's 2011 documentary on the film, its rediscovery and preservation for future generations, featuring interviews with Costa Gavras, Michel Gondry, Michel Hazanavicius, and Jean-Pierre JeunetLe Grand Méliès (1952) - a short film directed by Georges Franju about the life and work of Méliès2020 re-release trailerReversible sleeve featuring two choices of artwork

• Early Cinema - Primitives And Pioneers | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £15.76   |  Saving you £4.23 (26.84%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A fascinating collection of fifty-nine films from the pre-1910 period of cinema is presented here with optional insightful commentary written by revered film historian Barry Salt. It includes a selection of 35mm films such as Pathe's Ali Baba Et Les Quarante Voleurs and Magic Bricks plus a newly restored and tinted version of Edwin S. Porter's The Great Train Robbery. This double-disc set provides an entertaining look at how many of today's film devices such as

• Melies - A Trip to the Moon (Restored) | DVD | (26/11/2012) from £29.95   |  Saving you £-13.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Originally released in 1902, this legendary 16-minute film is widely considered to be one of the most important works in film history. Created just six years after the invention of cinema this is where narrative cinema truly began. George Melies masterpiece features six members of the Astronomers' Club, fired into space by a giant cannon, on a strange and wonderful journey to the moon to meet its inhabitants. The colour version of A Trip to the Moon, hand-painted frame by frame, was considered lost for many years, until a print, in a desperate condition, was found in Spain in 1993. It is this version which has been meticulously restored - one of the most sophisticated and expensive restorations in the history of cinema. The luminous resulting film is accompanied by a new original soundtrack by French duo AIR. Accompanying the film is a 60 minute documentary, The Extraordinary Voyage, detailing the restoration process and featuring words from esteemed directors such as Michel Gondry, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Michel Hazanavicius.

• Melies The Magician | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This collection features the documentary The Magic of Melies and Melies` Magic Show which includes 15 of his short films lovingly restored. The Magic of Melies: Magician and entrepreneur Georges Melies paved the way for Disney Spielberg George Lucas and countless other filmmakers. A Producer director actor and designer who created over 500 films Melies is one of the most influential filmmakers of all time. In this extraordinary film witnesses and hist

• Retour de Flamme 05 - The Fabulous Days Of The Early Cinema | DVD | (04/12/2006) from £19.08   |  Saving you £5.91 (30.97%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Includes the following: Arthome Swallows his Clarinet The Cook All this & Rabbit stew Love & Advertising An Excursion to the Moon La Samaritaine Publi-cine By Indian Post Ctrano de Bergerac Ain't she Sweet The Flight Around the World

• Landmarks of Early Film, Vol. 1 | DVD | (26/11/1997) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.16