VOYAGE SUR JUPITER

Other title(s): UNE EXCURSION SUR JUPITER
Genre: Short film
Year: 1909
Description: A king asks his astronomer to let him look at the sky through a telescope. The astronomer tells him all about the moon, Saturn and Jupiter. The king, fascinated with the idea of travelling to the planets, has a dream in which he makes the journey by scaling a long ladder up into the sky. Once he arrives, he is subjected to the wrath of the gods Saturn and Jupiter. This film falls into the genre of phantasmagoria: amazing and wonderful journeys conjured up through visual trickery that works to enhance the storyline. Chomón also combined studio filming with shooting on location and gave the piece something of a humorous tone.
Keywords: déus; lluna; astrònoms; escales; reis; planetes; fantàstic; ciència ficció; fantasmagoria; Cinema dels orígens / fantasy; science fiction; phantasmagoria; early cinema; telescopes; gods; moon; astronomers; ladders; kings; planets;
Collection:
Provider: Filmoteca de Catalunya
Rights: Public Domain
Production company: Pathé Frères
Colour: Colour
Director: Chomón, Segundo de
Sound: Without sound
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Document type:
Collection: Segundo de Chomón