1902 E1 - A Trip to the "Industry?"
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A Trip to the Moon looms large in looking at the picture of 1902 in film. Georges Méliès' masterpiece is inarguably the most famous film of the early cinema period. But as will be explored by this season's guests, its part in reshaping the aesthetics, genres, and industrialization of the global film community exists alongside another version of film history. Films mentioned: A Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges Méliès
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