Clair de Lune Espagnol / Spanish Clair de Lune (1909)

A jealous scene at a cantina takes an unexpected turn when the spurned lover’s suicide leap is intercepted by a UFO. Émile Cohl borrows liberally from Georges Méliès’s classic A TRIP TO THE MOON (1902) but his fantasy of celestial redemption is full of irreverent touches:

Directed by Émile Cohl. Spanish Clair de Lune (1909) also known as: Clair de Lune Espagnol [4 minutes]

~ by Fionnlagh on May 14, 2015.

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