The magic of Méliès

Méliès, Georges 1861-1938 (Added Author). Film Preservation Associates. (Added Author). Kino International Corporation. (Added Author). British Film Institute. (Added Author).

Summary: 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.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)
videodisc
1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : sd., b&w, tinted ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: New York, NY : Kino on Video, 2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Container series subtitle: A treasury of early cinema, 1894-1913. "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. "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.
Formatted Contents Note:	Untamable whiskers (1904) -- Cook in trouble (1904) -- Tchin-chao, the Chinese conjurer (1904) -- Wonderful living fan (1904) -- Mermaid (1904) -- Living playing cards (1905) -- Black imp (1905) -- Enchanted sedan chair (1905) -- Scheming gambler's paradise (1905) -- Hilarious posters (1906) -- Mysterious retort (1906) -- Eclipse (1907) -- Good glue sticks (1907) -- Long distance wireless photography (1908) -- Impossible voyage (1904) -- Georges Méliès: cinema magician (1978)
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music composed and performed by Alexander Rannie ; program notes by Charles Musser.
System Details Note:	DVD ; NTSC.