THE MAGIC OF MÉLIÈS
Georges Méliès was a famous magician turned filmmaker.
Georges Méliès was a famous magician turned filmmaker.
GEORGES MÉLIÈS: CINEMA MAGICIAN is a documentary on the filmmaker's life, integrating rare photographs, early drawings, and numerous clips. It follows Méliès' rise from shoe factory worker to proprietor of Paris's mystical Théatre Robert-Houdin, where he learned the magic skills to become a cinematic illusionist.
If you read the acclaimed book by Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, or saw the Academy Award-winning movie "HUGO" by Martin Scorsese, you know what a powerful filmmaker Méliès was. Now see this great documentary and many of his original films, lovingly restored.
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