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The magic of Méliès /

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The genesis of the motion picture medium is recreated in this 5-part collection of the cinema's formative works which reveal the foundation from which the styles and plots of contemporary cinema would later evolve. This forth program highlights fifteen fantastic works by the cinema's first...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Film Preservation Associates, British Film Institute, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Méliès, Georges, 1861-1938, Montgomery, Patrick, Martinengo, Luciano
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Kino on Video, [2002]
Series:Movies begin ; 4.
Subjects:
Méliès, Georges, > 1861-1938.
Silent films > History.
Motion pictures > History.
Motion picture industry > History.
Cinematographers.
Cinematography > Special effects.
Motion picture producers and directors.
Silent films.
Short films.
Table of Contents:
  • The untamable whiskers (1904)
  • The cook in trouble (1904) - Tehin-Chao: the Chinese conjuror (1904)
  • The wonderful living fan (1904)
  • The mermaid (1904)
  • The living playing cards (1905)
  • The black imp (1905)
  • The enchanted sedan chair (1905)
  • The scheming gambler's paradise (1905)
  • The hilarious posters (1906)
  • The mysterious retort (1906)
  • The courtship of Sun and Moon (insert lists as The eclipse) (1907)
  • Good glue sticks (1907)
  • Long distance wireless photography (1908)
  • The impossible voyage (1904)
  • Georges Méliès: cinema magician (1978).