The Astronomer's Dream (1898) on Netflix
A medieval astronomer at work in his observatory receives a visit from Satan, and then from Phoebe. He sketches a globe on his blackboard, and the drawing begins to move.
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Plot summary
In an observatory, a medieval astronomer sits at his desk, studying. Satan appears to him. Phoebe follows, causes Satan to vanish, and then disappears herself. The astronomer sketches a globe on his blackboard. The drawing grows a sun-like head and limbs and begins to move across the board. Objects he reaches for transform or slip away from him. The images come as the astronomer's dream, centered on astronomy and the Moon.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Astronomer's Dream (1898)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Jehanne d'Alcy played Phoebe, the goddess of the moon, in the film; Georges Méliès would marry her some 30 years later.
- To create the film's illusions, Georges Méliès used stage machinery, including a giant puppet Moon face, pyrotechnics, and substitution splices.
