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1898 -- 1899 -- 1900 -- 1901

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>> Film Studies (1900s) <<

1903 -- 1904 -- 1905 -- 1906

• >>> {fr} [A] Trip to the Moon / Le voyage dans la lune (FRA 1902 Méliès) <YouTube> -- A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.

• {en} [The] Little Match Seller (GBR 1902 Williamson) <YouTube> -- A poor young girl tries to sell matches in a snowstorm. After being robbed by bullies, she lights matches which illuminate visions of a far happier Christmas than the one she faces.

Notable Mention

• {fr} Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves / Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs (FRA 1902 Zecca) <YouTube> -- An early adaptation of the Ali Baba tale.

-- Fun in a Bakery Shop (Porter)

Additional Films

• {en} Jack and the Beanstalk (USA 1902 Fleming / Porter) <YouTube> -- Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of the famous fairy tale story of Jack and his magic beanstalk.

• {fr} Robinson Crusoe (FRA 1902 Méliès) <YouTube> -- Robinson Crusoe and Friday fight with hostile natives, and eventually retire to their jungle cottage to relax.

Critical Reception

Flickchar4t, Best Films

-- #1. A Trip to the Moon (Melies) -- #2. The Eruption of Mt. Pelee (Melies) -- #3. Gulliver's Travels (Melies) -- #4. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves [Ali Baba et les quarante voleursx (Zecca) -- #5. jack and the Beanstalk -- #6. Robinson Crusoe (Melies) -- #7. The Human Fly -- #8. The Little Match Seller (Williamson) -- #19. Fun in a Bakery Shop (Porter) -- Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs (Zecca)

History of Cinema, Best Films (4)

-- ** A Trip to the Moon (Melies) -- * The Little Match Seller (Williamson) -- Fun in a Bakery Shop (Porter) -- Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs (Zecca)

Letterboxd, Best Films (3)

-- #1. A Trip to the Moon (Melies) -- #2. {de} The Flying Train -- #3. The Little Match Seller (Williamson)

Silent Era, Best Films (1)

-- #68. A Trip to the Moon

Silent Films Ranked, Best Films (1)

-- #99. A Trip to the Moon (Méliès)

TimeOut, Best French Films (1)

-- #34. A Trip to the Moon (Méliès)

External links

• 1902 in film -- Wikipedia