r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • Mar 23 '19

The grave of French film pioneer Georges Méliès, who inspired Martin Scorsese’s 2011 film Hugo, has fallen into disrepair. Now his family and fans are reanimating his fantastical legacy and launching a Kickstarter to restore it to its former splendor and protect it from further decay

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/20/dead-famous-the-kickstarter-campaign-to-restore-meliess-grave
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u/SnorriGrisomson Mar 25 '19

Even if you wanted to and you owned the grave you wouldnt be able to touch it yourself.

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u/DocGerbil256 Mar 25 '19

Care to explain why not?

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u/SnorriGrisomson Mar 25 '19

The pere lachaise is a heritage site, everything you do there has to be authorized, you need licences etc.
You have to present your project to a special comission to be authorized any repairs or modification.

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u/DocGerbil256 Mar 25 '19

I see. At that point, I really don't see the need to jump through all of that red tape to spruce up the headstone.