Title from cassette label. Le grand Méliès originally produced as a motion picture in 1952; short films originally produced 1903-1912.
Contents:
Le A la conquête du Pole / [directed by Georges Méliès] (19 min.). Le voyage dans la lune / [directed by Georges Méliès] (10 min.) -- Paris to Monte Carlo / [directed by Georges Méliès] (7 min.) -- Extraordinary illusions / [directed by Georges Méliès] (3 min.) -- Enchanted well / [directed by Georges Méliès] (3 min.) -- Apparition / [directed by Georges Méliès] (3 min.) -- A la conquête du Pole / [directed by Georges Méliès] (19 min.).
Summary:
This "tribute to the great, pioneering 'magician of the cinema' begins with Georges Franju's famous docudrama Le grand Méliès, which offers a rare look into the beginning of [Méliès'] career and a privileged insight into how he achieved his spectacular effects ... concludes with quality recordings of some of his most popular films"--Container.
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