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The magic of Méliès : a treasury of early cinema, 1894-1913 /

The magic of Méliès : a treasury of early cinema, 1894-1913 / Treasury of early cinema, 1894-1914 - New York, NY : Kino on Video, 2002. - 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white, tinted ; 4 3/4 in. - plastic 4 3/4 in. - Movies begin ; 4 . - Movies begin ; v. 4. .

"Fifteen fantastic works by the cinema's first special effects wizard, including The mermaid, Impossible voyage and the documentary Georges Méliès: Cinema magician by Patrick Montgomery and Luciano Martinengo"--Container. "Original Méliès films by arrangement with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, narration for "Impossible voyage" by Georges Méliès, adapted and read by Fabrice Zagury"--Container.

Untamable whiskers Cook in trouble Tchin-chao, the Chinese conjurer Wonderful living fan Mermaid Living playing cards Black imp Enchanted sedan chair Scheming gambler's paradise Hilarious posters Mysterious retort Eclipse Good glue sticks Long distance wireless photography Impossible voyage Georges Méliès: cinema magician (1904) -- (1904) -- (1904) -- (1904) -- (1904) -- (1905) -- (1905) -- (1905) -- (1905) -- (1906) -- (1906) -- (1907) -- (1907) -- (1908) -- (1904) -- (1978).

Music composed and performed by Alexander Rannie ; program notes by Charles Musser. Music composed and performed by Alexander Rannie ; program notes by Charles Musser.

The genesis of the motion picture medium is recreated in this collection of films from cinema's formative period. More than crucial historical artifacts, these films reveal the foundation from which the styles and stories of the contemporary cinema would later arise.


DVD. NTSC.

K236D Kino on Video


Silent films--History and criticism.
Motion picture film collections.
Motion pictures--History.
Motion picture industry--History.
Films muets--Histoire et critique.
Cinémathèques.
Cinéma--Histoire.
Cinéma--Industrie--Histoire.
Motion picture film collections.
Motion picture industry.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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PN1995.75 / .M684 2002 v. 4

791.4309