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Voyage to the Sky
Voyage to the Sky
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VOYAGE TO THE SKY

Voyage dans le ciel

Directed by Jean Painlevé
France, 1937
Short, Avant-Garde

Synopsis

We begin on planet Earth, with a demonstration of measuring distances using triangulation. Then, an imaginary voyage begins from earth to the moon…

Synopsis

We begin on planet Earth, with a demonstration of measuring distances using triangulation. Then, an imaginary voyage begins from earth to the moon…

Our take

Jean Painlevé shot Voyage to the Sky to be screened at the Palais de la Découverte museum’s 1937 international exhibition. A playful, imaginative musing on the wonders of the universe and celestial landscapes, which speculates with inspiring curiosity on Earth’s humble position in the cosmos.