MAGIC OF MÉLIÈS

MAGIC OF MÉLIÈS

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 he later used 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 an amazing filmmaker Méliès was. Now see this great documentary and many of his original films, including many powerful magic effects, lovingly restored.  

Available now at Tin City Magic.