Author

Contributions

  • Melies, Georges, 1861-1938 - Contributor
  • Montgomery, Patrick - Contributor
  • Martinengo, Luciano - Contributor
  • Film Preservation Associates - Contributor
  • British Film Institute - Contributor
and 1 more
  • Kino International Corporation - Contributor

Publication

2002 - Kino on Video, New York, NY, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

25,750 words, Guess

Page Count

103 pages

Physical Format

Video Recording

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC791.43/09
  • LCCPN1995.75 .M684 v.4

Alternate Titles

  • Magic of Melies
  • Movies begin, a treasury of early cinema, 1894-1914,
  • treasury of early cinema 1894-1914,
  • Untamable whiskers.
  • Cook in trouble.
  • Tehin-Chao - the Chinese conjuror.
  • Wonderful living fan.
  • Mermaid.
  • Living playing cards.
  • Black imp.
  • Enchanted sedan chair.
  • Scheming gambler's paradise.
  • Hilarious posters.
  • Mysterious retort.
  • Courtship of Sun and Moon.
  • Good glue sticks.
  • Long distance wireless photography.
  • Impossible voyage.
  • Georges Melies - cinema magician.

Description

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 fourth program highlights fifteen fantastic works by the cinema's first special effects wizard, Georges Melies.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Movies begin, a treasury of early cinema, 1894-1914 -- 4

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