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'''Georges Méliès''' is often cited the "First Magician of Cinema". Starting out his career as a stage magician, he was introduced to film by its French inventors during a tour. He invested his time and money into constructing a film studio. After some initial financial struggles, he went on to become one of the most successful and influential filmmakers of his time. | '''Georges Méliès''' is often cited the "First Magician of Cinema". Starting out his career as a stage magician, he was introduced to film by its French inventors during a tour. He invested his time and money into constructing a film studio. After some initial financial struggles, he went on to become one of the most successful and influential filmmakers of his time. | ||
Méliès was most well-known for his innovations in special effects. His films often have a very surreal, dreamlike feel to them. Other filmmakers of his time used special effects that look dated by today's standards, but | Méliès was most well-known for his innovations in special effects. His films often have a very surreal, dreamlike feel to them. Other filmmakers of his time used special effects that look dated by today's standards, but Méliès films have aged far better. | ||
Méliès slowly fell out of popularity by World War I, as audiences became disillusioned of his dreamlike visions, and George went bankrupt. He had to shut down his business and destroy most of his master negatives in order to sell the silver contained in the film to pay off his debts. It wouldn't be until close to Méliès' death that his films would be recognized for their historical importance. | Méliès slowly fell out of popularity by World War I, as audiences became disillusioned of his dreamlike visions, and George went bankrupt. He had to shut down his business and destroy most of his master negatives in order to sell the silver contained in the film to pay off his debts. It wouldn't be until close to Méliès' death that his films would be recognized for their historical importance. | ||
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|colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1896 - | ||
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|1 | |1 | ||
|'' | |''Playing Cards'' | ||
|'' | |''Une partie de cartes'' | ||
|Survives | |Survives | ||
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|2 | |2 | ||
|'' | |''Conjuring'' | ||
|'' | |''Séance de prestidigitation'' | ||
|Survives<ref> | |Survives<ref>https://festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/film/film-lithographique-da-une-seance-de-prestidigitation-di-georges-melies/</ref> | ||
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|3 | |3 | ||
|'' | |''Smarter Than the Teacher (1st bicycle lesson)'' | ||
|'' | |''Plus fort que le maître (leçon de bicyclette)'' | ||
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|'' | |''Gardener Burning Weeds'' | ||
|'' | |''Jardinier brûlant des herbes'' | ||
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|5 | |5 | ||
|'' | |''A Merry-go-Round'' | ||
|'' | |''Les Chevaux de bois'' | ||
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|6 | |6 | ||
|'' | |''Watering the Flowers (comical subject)'' | ||
|'' | |''L'Arroseur'' | ||
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|7 | |7 | ||
|'' | |''The Washerwomen'' | ||
|'' | |''Les Blanchisseuses'' | ||
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|8 | |8 | ||
|'' | |''Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station'' | ||
|'' | |''Arrivée d'un train (gare de Vincennes)'' | ||
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|9 | |9 | ||
|'' | |''The Rag-Picker, or a Good Joke'' | ||
|'' | |''Une bonne farce (le chiffonnier)'' | ||
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|'' | |''Place de l'Opéra, 1st view (Paris)'' | ||
|'' | |''Place de l'Opéra (1{{sup|er}} aspect)'' | ||
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|''[[A Terrible Night]]'' | |''[[A Terrible Night]]'' | ||
|''[[Une nuit terrible]]''<br> | |''[[Une nuit terrible]]''<br> | ||
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|''[[Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)]]'' | |''[[Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)]]'' | ||
|''[[Arrivée d'un train (gare de Joinville)]]'' | |''[[Arrivée d'un train (gare de Joinville)]]'' | ||
|Survives<ref> | |Survives<ref>http://www.melies.eu/trainfpegm/index_6.htm</ref> | ||
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|''[[Conjurer Making Ten Hats in Sixty Seconds]]'' | |''[[Conjurer Making Ten Hats in Sixty Seconds]]'' | ||
|''[[Dix Chapeaux en soixante secondes]]'' | |''[[Dix Chapeaux en soixante secondes]]'' | ||
|Survives | |Survives | ||
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|''[[A Serpentine Dance]]'' | |''[[A Serpentine Dance]]'' | ||
|''[[Danse serpentine]]'' | |''[[Danse serpentine]]'' | ||
|Fragment? | |Fragment? | ||
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|''[[Miss de Vère (English jig)]]'' | |''[[Miss de Vère (English jig)]]'' | ||
|''[[Miss de Vère (gigue anglaise)]]'' | |''[[Miss de Vère (gigue anglaise)]]'' | ||
|Fragment? | |Fragment? | ||
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|Survives | |Survives | ||
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|colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1897 - | ||
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|83–84 | |83–84 | ||
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|''[[D. Devant, Conjurer]]'' | |''[[D. Devant, Conjurer]]'' | ||
|''[[D. Devant (prestidigitation)]]'' | |''[[D. Devant (prestidigitation)]]'' | ||
|Fragment? | |Fragment? | ||
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|''[[Dancing in a Harem]]'' | |''[[Dancing in a Harem]]'' | ||
|''[[Danse au sérail]]'' | |''[[Danse au sérail]]'' | ||
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|''[[Actuality films by Georges Méliès#ep136|Boxing Match]]'' | |''[[Actuality films by Georges Méliès#ep136|Boxing Match]]'' | ||
|''[[Actuality films by Georges Méliès#ep136|Match de boxe (professeurs de l'École de Joinville)]]'' | |''[[Actuality films by Georges Méliès#ep136|Match de boxe (professeurs de l'École de Joinville)]]'' | ||
|Fragment? | |Fragment? | ||
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|''[[Faust and Marguerite (1897 film)|Faust and Marguerite]]'' | |''[[Faust and Marguerite (1897 film)|Faust and Marguerite]]'' | ||
|''[[Faust and Marguerite (1897 film)|Faust et Marguerite]]'' | |''[[Faust and Marguerite (1897 film)|Faust et Marguerite]]'' | ||
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|colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1898 - | ||
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|''[[Actuality films by Georges Méliès#ep148|Fencing at the Joinville School]]'' | |''[[Actuality films by Georges Méliès#ep148|Fencing at the Joinville School]]'' | ||
|''[[Actuality films by Georges Méliès#ep148|Assaut d'escrime (École de Joinville)]]'' | |''[[Actuality films by Georges Méliès#ep148|Assaut d'escrime (École de Joinville)]]'' | ||
|Fragment? | |Fragment? | ||
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|''[[Damnation of Faust (1898 film)|Damnation of Faust]]'' | |''[[Damnation of Faust (1898 film)|Damnation of Faust]]'' | ||
|''[[Damnation of Faust (1898 film)|Damnation de Faust]]'' | |''[[Damnation of Faust (1898 film)|Damnation de Faust]]'' | ||
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|colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1899 - | ||
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|''[[Robbing Cleopatra's Tomb]]'' | |''[[Robbing Cleopatra's Tomb]]'' | ||
|''[[Robbing Cleopatra's Tomb|Le Sacrilège (1—l'attentat; 2—résurrection de Cléopâtre)]]''<br><small>Also known as ''Cléopâtre''<ref name=Frazer74>{{Harvnb|Frazer|1979|p=74}}</ref></small> | |''[[Robbing Cleopatra's Tomb|Le Sacrilège (1—l'attentat; 2—résurrection de Cléopâtre)]]''<br><small>Also known as ''Cléopâtre''<ref name=Frazer74>{{Harvnb|Frazer|1979|p=74}}</ref></small> | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
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|177–178 | |177–178 | ||
|''[[The Bridegroom's Dilemma]]''<!--Malthete "Dilemna," an obvious typo--> | |''[[The Bridegroom's Dilemma]]''<!--Malthete "Dilemna," an obvious typo--> | ||
|''[[Le Coucher de la mariée ou Triste nuit de noces]]''<br><small>Advertised as a ''scène comique''<ref>{{Harvnb|Malthête|Mannoni|2008|p=94}}</ref></small> | |''[[Le Coucher de la mariée ou Triste nuit de noces]]''<br><small>Advertised as a ''scène comique''<ref>{{Harvnb|Malthête|Mannoni|2008|p=94}}</ref></small> | ||
|Fragment? | |Fragment? | ||
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|''[[An Up-to-Date Conjurer]]'' (US)<br>''[[An Up-to-Date Conjuror]]'' (UK)<br><small>Also known as ''The Conjurer'' (English)<ref name=Wizard /> and ''L'Impressionniste fin de siècle'' (French)<ref name=Hfilms/></small> | |''[[An Up-to-Date Conjurer]]'' (US)<br>''[[An Up-to-Date Conjuror]]'' (UK)<br><small>Also known as ''The Conjurer'' (English)<ref name=Wizard /> and ''L'Impressionniste fin de siècle'' (French)<ref name=Hfilms/></small> | ||
|''[[L'Illusionniste fin de siècle]]'' | |''[[L'Illusionniste fin de siècle]]'' | ||
|Survives | |Survives | ||
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|184 | |184 | ||
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|''[[A Midnight Episode]]'' | |''[[A Midnight Episode]]'' | ||
|''[[Un bon lit]]'' | |''[[Un bon lit]]'' | ||
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|Survives | |Survives | ||
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|colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1900 - | ||
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|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—"La Porte Monumentale"]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—"La Porte Monumentale"]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|La Porte Monumentale]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|La Porte Monumentale]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
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|246 | |246 | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Moving Panorama, 1]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Moving Panorama, 1]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama mouvant pris du trottoir roulant (le Champ-de-Mars)]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama mouvant pris du trottoir roulant (le Champ-de-Mars)]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
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|247 | |247 | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Moving Panorama, 2]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Moving Panorama, 2]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama mouvant pris du trottoir roulant (l'esplanade des Invalides)]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama mouvant pris du trottoir roulant (l'esplanade des Invalides)]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
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|248 | |248 | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Moving Panorama, 3]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Moving Panorama, 3]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama mouvant pris du trottoir roulant (la rue des Nations)]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama mouvant pris du trottoir roulant (la rue des Nations)]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
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|249 | |249 | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Details Connected With the Moving Sidewalk]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Details Connected With the Moving Sidewalk]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Détail du trottoir roulant]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Détail du trottoir roulant]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
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|250 | |250 | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—The Moving Sidewalk]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—The Moving Sidewalk]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|La Plate-forme roulante]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|La Plate-forme roulante]]'' | ||
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|251 | |251 | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Panoramic View, taken while boating on the River Seine.—Army and Navy Pavilions]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Panoramic View, taken while boating on the River Seine.—Army and Navy Pavilions]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Vue panoramique prise en bateau sur la Seine (le pavillon des armées de Terre et de Mer)]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Vue panoramique prise en bateau sur la Seine (le pavillon des armées de Terre et de Mer)]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
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|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Panoramic View, taken while boating on the River Seine.—Foreign palaces]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Panoramic View, taken while boating on the River Seine.—Foreign palaces]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Vue panoramique faisant suite à la précédente (les palais étrangers)]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Vue panoramique faisant suite à la précédente (les palais étrangers)]]'' | ||
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|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Panoramic View, taken while boating on the River Seine.—Old Paris]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Panoramic View, taken while boating on the River Seine.—Old Paris]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Vue panoramique prise en bateau sur la Seine (panorama général du Vieux Paris)]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Vue panoramique prise en bateau sur la Seine (panorama général du Vieux Paris)]]'' | ||
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|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—The Avenue of the Champs Elysées.—Palaces of Fine Arts]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—The Avenue of the Champs Elysées.—Palaces of Fine Arts]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Porte d'entrée de l'Exposition sur l'avenue des Champs-Élysées]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Porte d'entrée de l'Exposition sur l'avenue des Champs-Élysées]]'' | ||
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|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Panoramic View from the Electric Railway]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Panoramic View from the Electric Railway]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Vue panoramique prise à l'avant du train électrique]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Vue panoramique prise à l'avant du train électrique]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
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|256 | |256 | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Panoramic Excursion Round the Champs Elysées]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Panoramic Excursion Round the Champs Elysées]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama circulaire des Champs-Élysées (Palais des Beaux-Arts)]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama circulaire des Champs-Élysées (Palais des Beaux-Arts)]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
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|257 | |257 | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Panoramic Circular Tour; "Les Invalides"]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Panoramic Circular Tour; "Les Invalides"]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama circulaire (les Invalides)]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama circulaire (les Invalides)]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
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|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Circular Panorama; Champ de Mars]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Circular Panorama; Champ de Mars]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama circulaire (pris du centre du Champ-de-Mars)]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama circulaire (pris du centre du Champ-de-Mars)]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
|- | |- | ||
|259 | |259 | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Trocadero]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Trocadero]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama circulaire (pris du centre du jardin du Trocadéro)]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama circulaire (pris du centre du jardin du Trocadéro)]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
|- | |- | ||
|260 | |260 | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Iéna Bridge]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—Iéna Bridge]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama circulaire de la Seine (pont d'Iéna)]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama circulaire de la Seine (pont d'Iéna)]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
|- | |- | ||
|261 | |261 | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—From the Trocadero]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Paris Exposition, 1900—From the Trocadero]]'' | ||
|''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama semi-circulaire (pris du sommet des tours du Trocadéro)]]'' | |''[[Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)|Panorama semi-circulaire (pris du sommet des tours du Trocadéro)]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
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|262–263 | |262–263 | ||
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|''[[Crying and Laughing]]'' | |''[[Crying and Laughing]]'' | ||
|''[[Gens qui pleurent et Gens qui rient]]'' | |''[[Gens qui pleurent et Gens qui rient]]'' | ||
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|307–308 | |307–308 | ||
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|''[[The Man With Wheels in His Head]]'' (US)<br>''[[The Gouty Patient]]'' (UK) | |''[[The Man With Wheels in His Head]]'' (US)<br>''[[The Gouty Patient]]'' (UK) | ||
|''[[Le Malade hydrophobe]]'' | |''[[Le Malade hydrophobe]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
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|''[[Painless Dentistry]]'' (US)<!--Malthête's spelling "Dentistery" is probably a typo--><br>''[[Harmless Dentistry]]'' (UK) | |''[[Painless Dentistry]]'' (US)<!--Malthête's spelling "Dentistery" is probably a typo--><br>''[[Harmless Dentistry]]'' (UK) | ||
|''[[Le Charlatan]]'' | |''[[Le Charlatan]]'' | ||
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|colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1902 - | ||
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|390 | |390 | ||
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|''[[The Enchanted Basket]]'' | |''[[The Enchanted Basket]]'' | ||
|''[[La Corbeille enchantée]]'' | |''[[La Corbeille enchantée]]'' | ||
|Unknown | |Unknown | ||
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|445–448 | |445–448 | ||
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|''[[Beelzebub's Daughters]]'' (US)<br>''[[The Women of Fire]]'' (UK) | |''[[Beelzebub's Daughters]]'' (US)<br>''[[The Women of Fire]]'' (UK) | ||
|''[[Les Filles du diable]]'' | |''[[Les Filles du diable]]'' | ||
|Lost | |Lost | ||
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|451–452 | |451–452 | ||
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|Survives | |Survives | ||
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|colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1903 - | ||
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|453–457 | |453–457 | ||
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|''[[The Impossible Dinner]]'' (US)<br>''[[The Impossible Dinner—Burlesque]]'' (UK) | |''[[The Impossible Dinner]]'' (US)<br>''[[The Impossible Dinner—Burlesque]]'' (UK) | ||
|''[[Le Dîner impossible]]'' | |''[[Le Dîner impossible]]'' | ||
|Lost | |Lost | ||
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|593–595 | |593–595 | ||
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|Survives | |Survives | ||
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|colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1905 - | ||
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|678–679 | |678–679 | ||
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|Survives | |Survives | ||
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|colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1906 - | ||
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|789–790 | |789–790 | ||
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|Survives | |Survives | ||
|- | |- | ||
|— | |— | ||
|No English release | |No English release | ||
|''[[Vers les étoiles]]'' | |''[[Vers les étoiles]]'' | ||
|Lost | |Lost | ||
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|colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1907 - | ||
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|906–908 | |906–908 | ||
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|Fragment<ref>{{Harvnb|Malthête|Mannoni|2008|p=227}}</ref><!--borne out by the First Wizard collection--> | |Fragment<ref>{{Harvnb|Malthête|Mannoni|2008|p=227}}</ref><!--borne out by the First Wizard collection--> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1908 - | ||
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|1050–1065 | |1050–1065 | ||
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|Lost | |Lost | ||
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|— | |— | ||
|No English release<br><small>Known as ''The Frozen Policeman''<ref>{{citation|last=Gordon|first=Rae Beth|title=Why the French Love Jerry Lewis: From Cabaret to Early Cinema|location=Stanford, CA|publisher=Stanford University Press|year=2001|page=xvi|isbn=9780804738941|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_FpLENBMIq4C&pg=PA74}}</ref></small> | |No English release<br><small>Known as ''The Frozen Policeman''<ref>{{citation|last=Gordon|first=Rae Beth|title=Why the French Love Jerry Lewis: From Cabaret to Early Cinema|location=Stanford, CA|publisher=Stanford University Press|year=2001|page=xvi|isbn=9780804738941|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_FpLENBMIq4C&pg=PA74}}</ref></small> | ||
|''[[L'Agent gelé]]'' | |''[[L'Agent gelé]]'' | ||
|Survives | |Survives | ||
|- | |- | ||
|— | |— | ||
|''[[Tribulation or the Misfortunes of a Cobbler]]'' | |''[[Tribulation or the Misfortunes of a Cobbler]]'' | ||
|No French release | |No French release | ||
|Survives | |Survives | ||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1909 - | ||
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|1476–1485 | |1476–1485 | ||
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|Lost | |Lost | ||
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|colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1910 - | ||
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|colspan="4" |No films | |colspan="4" |No films | ||
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|colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1911 - | ||
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|1536–1547 | |1536–1547 | ||
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|Fragment<ref name="Malthête 2008 284">{{Harvnb|Malthête|Mannoni|2008|p=284}}</ref><!--Flicker Alley's Encore version isn't listed as a fragment, but is not long enough to be the entire film and is missing a scene pictured on the cited Malthête/Mannoni page--> | |Fragment<ref name="Malthête 2008 284">{{Harvnb|Malthête|Mannoni|2008|p=284}}</ref><!--Flicker Alley's Encore version isn't listed as a fragment, but is not long enough to be the entire film and is missing a scene pictured on the cited Malthête/Mannoni page--> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="5" align="center" style="background:#ffdead" | |colspan="5" align="center" style="background:#ffdead"| - 1912 - | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Pathé | |Pathé | ||
|No English release<br><small>Known as ''The Conquest of the Pole''<ref name=Ffilms/><ref name=Wizard /></small> | |No English release<br><small>Known as ''The Conquest of the Pole''<ref name=Ffilms/><ref name=Wizard /></small> | ||
|''[[À la conquête du Pôle]]'' | |''[[À la conquête du Pôle]]'' | ||
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|Survives | |Survives | ||
|- | |- | ||
|— | |—<!--listed as 1913 by Flicker Alley's First Wizard of Cinema--> | ||
|No English release<br><small>Known as ''The Voyage of the Bourrichon Family''<ref name=Wizard /></small> | |No English release<br><small>Known as ''The Voyage of the Bourrichon Family''<ref name=Wizard /></small> | ||
|''[[Le Voyage de la famille Bourrichon]]'' | |''[[Le Voyage de la famille Bourrichon]]'' | ||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Lost films]] | [[Category:Lost films]] | ||
[[Category:Partially found media]] | [[Category:Partially found media]] | ||
[[Category:Historic]] | [[Category:Historic]] |
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NOTE: Because of Georges' massive filmography, any information on his missing films should be put here. Nearly half of his 500+ films are still missing, many with very minimal information. This is to prevent hundreds of articles on his films, many of which would be very short and lacking information.
Georges Méliès is often cited the "First Magician of Cinema". Starting out his career as a stage magician, he was introduced to film by its French inventors during a tour. He invested his time and money into constructing a film studio. After some initial financial struggles, he went on to become one of the most successful and influential filmmakers of his time.
Méliès was most well-known for his innovations in special effects. His films often have a very surreal, dreamlike feel to them. Other filmmakers of his time used special effects that look dated by today's standards, but Méliès films have aged far better.
Méliès slowly fell out of popularity by World War I, as audiences became disillusioned of his dreamlike visions, and George went bankrupt. He had to shut down his business and destroy most of his master negatives in order to sell the silver contained in the film to pay off his debts. It wouldn't be until close to Méliès' death that his films would be recognized for their historical importance.
Of the over 500 Méliès films created (and documented) a total of only 231 exist today. His films are some of the most commonly sought-after lost films of his era. Some films exist only in their black-and-white versions with many of his colorized versions (which were hand-tinted frame by frame) still missing.
Among the most recent films discovered was a colorized copy of his most treasured film A Trip to the Moon. It was found in an abandoned barn after having survived harsh weather conditions.
In 2013, Kobold Charakter Animations launched an investigation into a flipbook that may contain a surviving print of Méliès film Arrivée d'un train gare de Vincennes. However, the low quality has made it difficult to identify whether the pictured station is Vincennes Station. Additionally, some film historians believe that the book may be depicting the film The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station by Auguste and Louis Lumière.[1]
Lost Filmography
Recovered Footage
External Links
- Melies' filmography, including the status of each of his films. Retrieved 19 Mar '16
- Wikipedia article on George Méliès. Retrieved 19 Mar '16
Reference
- ↑ Variety magazine article on the discovery of the antique flipbook Retrieved 22 Sep '19
- ↑ https://festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/film/film-lithographique-da-une-seance-de-prestidigitation-di-georges-melies/
- ↑ http://www.melies.eu/trainfpegm/index_6.htm
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