King Edward VII of England and the President of the French Republic, Armand Fallières, envision tunnelling the English Channel; nevertheless, only a maiden voyage can determine whether this is a triumphant aspiration or an acrid nightmare.
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Just as Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon (1902) imagined a manned moon landing nearly seventy years before it happened, so, too, does he anticipate the opening of the Channel in 1994 with this 1907 short. King George VII of England and President Armand Fallières of France meet to discuss digging a tunnel under the English Channel and then dream about the venture in their adjoining staterooms. Fascination with the scientific advances of the time in air transportation and engineering mix with fanciful dream images. The hand tinting that still survives in the second half of the film enlivens the proceedings.
Written by Marilyn Ferdinand
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Tunneling the Channel
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Tunneling the English Channel
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Tunnelling the English Channel
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Il Tunnel Sotto la Manica
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Alagút a La Manche csatorna alatt
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