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A Marriage in the Moon

191015 minItaly
Science fictionFantasyRomance

Synopsis

An astronomer on Earth and a young woman on Mars notice one another through their telescopes. A proposal sent by radiotelegraph leads to an agreement to meet on the Moon. Their interplanetary wedding plans encounter inhabitants who have ideas of their own.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
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13:37
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Enrico Novelli · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsEnrico Novelli

Inspirations

Writer and illustrator Yambo adapted material from his novel La Colonia Lunare and based the sets on his illustrations. The film turns emerging communication and travel technologies into the machinery of a romantic fantasy.

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