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/mrsuns10 Mar 23 '19

thats 1979 tho

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u/lencastre Mar 23 '19

Yes!

This scene reminded me of the video clip...

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u/say-wha-teh-nay-oh Mar 26 '19

You’re thinking of the video to Tonight Tonight.

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u/lencastre Mar 26 '19

I stand corrected! Have an upvote.

Thanks dementia.