George Méliès : first wizard of cinema (1896-1913) /
A collection of 173 rare and rediscovered original films by Méliès, produced in 1896-1913. Melies, a successful magician, began investigating film as a medium of trickery in 1896. Through inventive optical effects and elaborate sets and props, he discovered how to make objects and people appear, dis...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles, CA :
Flicker Alley,
[2008]
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| Summary: | A collection of 173 rare and rediscovered original films by Méliès, produced in 1896-1913. Melies, a successful magician, began investigating film as a medium of trickery in 1896. Through inventive optical effects and elaborate sets and props, he discovered how to make objects and people appear, disappear and grow larger and smaller. While best known for his fantastic tales, Melies also produced witty advertising films and re-stagings of actual events. |
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| Item Description: | Accompanied by a guide with the DVD filmography and essays by Norman McLaren and John Frazer. Includes the biographical film: Le Grand Méliès / réalisation, Georges Franju (31 min. : sd., b&w), originally released as a motion picture in 1953. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 5 videodiscs (782 min.) : silent and sound, black and white and tinted black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (35 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD ; region 0 ;NTSC; stereo. |
| ISBN: | 1893967352 9781893967359 |