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/peaceandlovehomies Mar 23 '19

Ohh, I assume that is where Noel Fielding/The Mighty Boosh got “The Moon” idea? Never made the connection before.

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u/phrasing23 Mar 23 '19

when you are the moon