"Labor omnia vincit"

"As the longest and most expensive of the early féeries, Le Voyage dans la lune constitutes not only a culmination of …"

"The middle section of Le Voyage dans la lune, where the scientists actually explore the moon, may break no new ground…"

"Méliès also created edited sequences by breaking scenes down into several discrete shots, sometimes resulting in an e…"

"Made in 1902, Le Voyage dans la lune was the film that first brought Méliès international fame—and it is the film tha…"

"Le Voyage dans la lune was not only the first science fiction film, but also the first cinematic spoof of the genre."

"In its depiction of the exploration of a faraway place and hostile encounter with alien life forms, Le Voyage dans la…"

"Subtending this film is a satire of social hierarchy: the interplanetary explorers' stint at the Selenites' court mir…"

"The film— Méliès's 400th production—cost him an extravagant 10,000 francs, his most erxpensive project to date. It be…"

"In one of his greatest films, A TRIP TO THE MOON (Le Voyage dans la lune), the moon harbors a grimacing man in the mo…"