Here’s something totally unexpected. Flicker Alley has announced that the Georges Méliès 1902 silent classic ‘A Trip to the Moon’ will hit Blu-ray at the end of March in limited-edition SteelBook packaging!
The silent short film (which won the National Society of Film Critics “Best Film Restoration” Award in 2011) will be presented for the first time on Blu-ray in its original hand-painted color version. The release will also include the documentary ‘The Extraordinary Voyage’ directed by Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange. The documentary is centered around the life of Georges Méliès and “the magic of film history and preservation.”
Limited to only 4,000 copies, the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack is currently available for pre-order for $29.96 (includes free shipping within the continental U.S.). According to the web site, the movie will be packaged in a SteelBook, although artwork is currently unavailable. The combo pack will be released on March 27th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dTVfSJoj04
Josh Zyber
Thanks to Tom, I’ve put a preorder in. I think this is pretty exciting.
I last saw Trip to the Moon in a Melies exhibit at the Cinemateque Francaise in Paris. 🙂
EM
That is a classy way to see it. So is this Flicker Alley set, which I have just pre-ordered as well. I carry a copy of “A Trip to the Moon” around in my pocket, and that’s the way I last saw it…and the way I probably will next see it, maybe even later today.
Jason
Awesome! I just placed my pre-order. It doesn’t get much more classic than this.
William Henley
Does the Blu-Ray include the rock score that is in the YouTube video? That was cool!
Does anyone know if Amazon will be selling this as well, or is it limited to this retailer?
August Lehe
Thrilled to place my order…Yeah, I can hear Josh going: “thank heavens that idiot jumped on the offer and didn’t wait three weeks and then gripe cause they were sold out!” I couldn’t pass it up at a decent price!
William Henley
Do you have to pay now or when it ships? That is why I am reluctant to place my order now. At least I know where I stand with Amazon. I just don’t have the extra money at the moment, and I am kinda afraid that, with their only being 4,000, that they will be sold out in a couple of weeks.
Josh Zyber
Unfortunately, the site requires payment up front.