Georges Melies First Wizard of Cinema Award BannerGeorges Melies First Wizard of Cinema

Georges Méliès:
First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)

Film historian Georges Sadoul called Melies “the father of narrative cinema, and the first man in the world to decide consciously that he wanted to make films.” His seminal fantasy and science fiction films still retain the power to entertain and delight more than 100 years later. This collection marks the first occasion that this key filmmaker has received a major home video retrospective anywhere in the world.

The 5-disc DVD set, which will carry a suggested retail price of $69.99, includes Méliès’s first film, Partie de Cartes and his last, Voyage de la Famille Bourrichon, and brackets more than 170 others. Included are the celebrated and famous journey films, among them A Trip to the Moon, The Impossible Voyage, The Kingdom of Fairies, The Merry Frolics of Satan, The Palace of the Arabian Nights, and The Conquest of the Pole. Fifteen films are reproduced from partial or complete hand-colored original prints, thirteen are presented with the original English narrations written by Méliès. The duration of these films ranges from less than half a minute (The Misfortunes of an Explorer, 1900), to more than half an hour (Conquest of the North Pole, 1912). Also included is a filmed tribute, Le Grand Méliès (1953) by Georges Franju in its original English version, and a substantial booklet containing essays by filmmaker Norman McLaren and historian John Frazer.

This collection, several years in the making and produced by Eric Lange and David Shepard, calls for a re-evaluation of the early years of cinema by scholars and historians, for it reveals Méliès to have been the most accomplished filmmaker in the world during that time. For example, his 1896 film The Nightmare has seven shots with exact matches on cuts, when Lumiere, Edison and Biograph films of that year were one shot each. By 1902, Méliès was making wondrous films such as Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians, which are enormously entertaining even today.

The films were gathered from archives and collectors all over the world. Pictorial quality of most of the films is remarkably good; in addition, they have been digitally stabilized and cleaned as necessary. New music has been commissioned for all of the original Méliès films by some of the finest practitioners of silent film accompaniment, including Brian Benison, Eric Beheim, Frederick Hodges, Robert Israel, Neal Kurz, Alexander Rannie, Joseph Rinaudo, Rodney Sauer and the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, and Donald Sosin.

 


 

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UPC: 617311673597
ISBN: 1-893967-35-2

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Complete Program Content:


Star Films Catalog # French Title: English Title: Year


DVD - 1 Program
Le Grand Melies 1953
1 Une Partie de cartes Playing Cards 1896
26 Une Nuit terrible A Terrible Night 1896
70 Escamotage d'une dame chez Robert-Houdin The Vanishing Lady 1896
82 Le Cauchemar A Nightmare 1896
96 Le Château hanté The Haunted Castle 1897
106 La Prise de Tournavos The Surrender Of Tournavos 1897
112 Entre Calais et Douvres Between Calais And Dover 1897
122 - 123 L'Auberge ensorcelée The Bewitch Inn 1897
128 Après le bal After The Ball 1897
147 Visite sous-marine du Maine Divers At Work On The Wreck Of The "Maine" 1898
151 Panorama pris d'un train en marche Panorama From Top Of A Moving Train 1898
153 Le Magicien The Magician 1898
155 Illusions fantasmagoriques The Famous Box Trick 1898
159 Guillaume Tell et le clown Adventures Of William Tell 1898
160 - 162 La Lune à un mètre The Astronomer’s Dream 1898
167 Un Homme de tête The Four Troublesome Heads 1898

169 Tentation de Saint Antoine The Temptation Of Saint Anthony 1898
183 L'illusionniste fin de siècle The Conjurer 1899
185 - 187 Le Diable au couvent The Devil In A Convent 1899
188 La Danse du feu The Pillar Of Fire 1899
196 Le Portrait mystérieux The Mysterious Portrait 1899
206 L'Affaire Dreyfus, La dictée du bordereau Dreyfus Court Martial - Arrest Of Dreyfus 1899
207 L'Affaire Dreyfus, A l'ile du diable Devil’s Island - Within The Palisade 1899
208 L'Affaire Dreyfus, Mise aux fers de Dreyfus Dreyfus Put In Irons 1899
209 L'Affaire Dreyfus, Suicide du Colonel Henry Suicide Of Colonel Henry 1899
210 L'Affaire Dreyfus, Débarquement à Quiberon Landing Of Dreyfus At Quiberon 1899
211 L'Affaire Dreyfus, Entrevue de Dreyfus et de sa femme à Rennes Dreyfus Meets His Wife At Rennes 1899
212 L'Affaire Dreyfus, Attentat contre maître Labori The Attempt Against The Life Of Maitre Labori 1899
213 L'Affaire Dreyfus, Bagarre entre journalistes The Fight Of Reporters 1899
214 - 215 L'Affaire Dreyfus, Le Conseil de guerre en séance à Rennes The Court Martial At Rennes 1899
219 - 224 Cendrillon Cinderella 1899
226 - 227 Le Chevalier mystère The Mysterious Knight 1899
234 Tom Whisky ou l'illusionniste toqué Addition And Substraction 1900
243 La Vengeance du gâte-sauce The Cook’s Revenge 1900
244 Les Infortunes d'un explorateur ou les momies récalcitrantes The Misfortunes Of An Explorer 1900
262 - 263 L’Homme orchestre The One-Man Band 1900
264 - 275 Jeanne d'Arc Joan Of Arc 1900
281 - 282 Le Rêve du Radjah ou la forêt enchantée The Rajah's Dream 1900
285 - 286 Le Sorcier, le prince et le bon génie The Wizard, The Prince And The Good Fairy 1900
289 - 291 Le Livre magique The Magic Book 1900
293 Spiritisme abracadabrant Up-To-Date Spiritualism 1900
294 L'illusionniste double et la tête vivante The Triple Conjurer And The Living Head 1900
298 - 305 Rêve de Noël The Christmas Dream 1900
309 - 310 Nouvelles luttes extravagantes Fat And Lean Wrestling Match 1900
311 Le Repas fantastique A Fantastical Meal 1900
312 - 313 Le Déshabillage impossible Going To Bed Under Difficulties 1900
314 Le Tonneau des Danaïdes Eight Girls In A Barrel 1900
317 Le Savant et le chimpanzé The Doctor And The Monkey 1900
322 Le Réveil d'un monsieur pressé How He Missed His Train 1900
325 - 326 La Maison tranquille What Is Home Without The Boarder 1901
332 - 333 La Chrysalide et le papillon The Brahmin And The Butterfly 1901
335 - 336 Dislocation mystérieuse Extraordinary Illusions 1901
345 - 347 L'antre des esprits The Magician’s Cavern 1901
350 - 351 Chez la sorcière The Bachelor’s Paradise 1901
357 - 358 Excelsior ! The Prince Of Magicians 1901
361 - 370 Barbe-bleue Blue Beard 1901
371 - 372 Le Chapeau à surprise The Hat With Many Surprises 1901
382 - 383 L'Homme à la tête en caoutchouc The Man With The Rubber Head 1901
384 - 385 Le Diable géant ou le miracle de la madone The Devil And The Statue 1901
386 Nain et géant The Dwarf And The Giant 1901

DVD - 2 Program
391 Douche du colonel The Colonel's Shower Bath 1902
394 - 396 La Danseuse microscopique The Dancing Midget 1902
399 - 411 Le Voyage dans la Lune A Trip To The Moon 1902
412 La Clownesse fantôme The Shadow-Girl 1902
413 - 414 Les Trésors de Satan The Treasures Of Satan 1902
415 - 416 L'homme-mouche The Human Fly 1902
419 L'Equilibre impossible An Impossible Balancing Feat 1902
426 - 429 Le Voyage de Gulliver à Lilliput et chez les géants Gulliver’s Travels Among The Lilliputians And The Giants 1902
Urban Le Sacre d'Edouard VII The Coronation Of Edward Vii 1902
445 - 448 La Guirlande merveilleuse The Marvellous Wreath 1903
451 - 452 Un Malheur n'arrive jamais seul Misfortune Never Comes Alone 1903
453 - 457 Le Cake-walk infernal The Infernal Cake-Walk 1903
458 - 459 La Boîte à malice The Mysterious Box 1903
462 - 464 Le Puits fantastique The Enchanted Well 1903
465 - 469 L'Auberge du bon repos The Inn Where No Man Rests 1903
470 - 471 La Statue animée The Drawing Lesson 1903
473 - 475 Le Sorcier The Witch’s Revenge 1903
476 L'oracle de Delphes The Oracle Of Delphi 1903
477 - 478 Le Portrait Spirite Spiritualistic Photographer 1903
479 - 480 Le Mélomane The Melomaniac 1903
481 - 482 Le Monstre The Monster 1903
483 - 498 Le Royaume des fées The Kingdom Of Fairies 1903
499 - 500 Le Chaudron infernal The Infernal Caldron 1903
501 - 502 Le Revenant Apparitions 1903
503 - 505 Le Tonnerre de Jupiter Jupiter’s Thunderballs 1903
506 - 507 Le Parapluie fantastique Ten Ladies In An Umbrella 1903
508 - 509 Tom Tight et Dum Dum Jack Jaggs And Dum Dum 1903
510 - 511 Bob Kick, l'enfant terrible Bob Kick The Miscievous Kid 1903
512 - 513 Illusions funambulesques Extraordinary Illusions 1903
514 - 516 L'enchanteur Alcofribas Alcofribas, The Master Magician 1903
517 - 519 Jack et Jim Comical Conjuring 1903
520 - 524 La Lanterne magique The Magic Lantern 1903
525 - 526 Le Rêve du maître de ballet The Ballet Master’s Dream 1903
527 - 533 Faust aux enfers The Damnation Of Faust 1903
534 - 535 Le Bourreau turc The Terrible Turkish Executioner 1904
538 - 539 Au clair de la lune ou Pierrot malheureux A Moonlight Serenade 1904
540 - 541 Un Prêté pour un rendu Tit For Tat 1904
547 - 549 Le Coffre enchanté The Bewitched Trunk 1904
552 - 553 Le Roi du maquillage Untamable Whiskers 1904
554 - 555 Le Rêve de l'horloger The Clockmaker’s Dream 1904
556 - 557 Les Transmutations imperceptibles The Imperceptible Transmutations 1904
558 - 559 Un Miracle sous l'Inquisition A Miracle Under The Inquisition 1904
562 - 574 Damnation du Docteur Faust Faust And Marguerite 1904
578 - 580 Le Thaumaturge chinois Tchin-Chao, The Chinese Conjurer 1904
581 - 584 Le Merveilleux éventail vivant The Wonderful Living Fan 1904
585 - 588 Sorcellerie culinaire The Cook In Trouble 1904
589 - 590 La Planche du diable The Devilish Plank 1904
593 - 595 La Sirène The Mermaid 1904

DVD - 3 Program
641 - 659 Voyage à travers l'impossible The Impossible Voyage 1904
665 - 667 Court-Métrage Mes filmsLa Cascade de feu The Firefall 1904
678 - 679 Les Cartes vivantes The Living Playing Cards 1905
683 - 685 Le Diable noir The Black Imp 1905
686 - 689 Le Phénix ou le coffret de cristal The Magic Dice 1905
690 - 692 Le Menuet lilliputien The Lilliputian Minuet 1905
705 - 726 Le Palais des mille et une nuits The Palace Of The Arabian Nights 1905
727 - 731 Le Compositeur toqué A Crazy Composer 1905
738 - 739 La Chaise à porteurs enchantée The Enchanted Sedan Chair 1905
740 - 749 Le Raid Paris --Carlo en deux heures An Adventurous Automobile Trip 1905
753 - 755 Un Feu d'artifice improvisé Unexpected Fireworks 1905
756 - 775 La Légende de Rip Van Winckle Rip’s Dream 1905
784 - 785 Le Tripot clandestin The Scheming Gamblers’ Paradise 1906
789 - 790 Une Chute de cinq étages A Mix-Up In The Gallery 1906
791 - 806 Jack le ramoneur The Chimney Sweep 1906
807 - 809 Le Maestro Do-Mi-Sol-Do The Luny Musician 1906
818 - 820 La Cardeuse de matelas The Tramp And The Mattress Makers 1906
821 - 823 Les Affiches en goguette The Hilarious Posters 1906
824 - 837 Les Incendiaires A Desperate Crime 1906
838 - 839 L'anarchie chez Guignol Punch And Judy 1906
843 - 845 L'hôtel des voyageurs de commerce ou les suites d'une bonne cuite A Roadside Inn 1906
846 - 848 Les Bulles de savon vivantes Soap Bubbles 1906
849 - 870 Les Quatre cents farces du diable The Merry Frolics Of Satan 1906
874 - 876 L'alchimiste Parafaragaramus ou la cornue infernale The Mysterious Retort 1906
877 - 887 La Fée Carabosse ou le poignard fatal The Witch 1906

DVD - 4 Program
909 - 911 La Douche d'eau bouillante Rogues’ Tricks 1907
925 - 928 Les Fromages automobiles The Skipping Cheeses 1907
936 - 950 Le Tunnel sous la Manche ou le cauchemar anglo-français Tunnelling The English Channel 1907
961 - 968 Eclipse de soleil en pleine lune The Eclipse, Or The Courtship Of The Sun And Moon 1907
1000 - 1004 auvre John ou les aventures d'un buveur de whisky Sightseeing Through Whisky 1907
1005 - 1009 La Colle universelle Good Glue Sticks 1907
1014 - 1017 Ali Barbouyou et Ali Bouf à l'huile Delirium In A Studio 1907
1030 - 1034 Le Tambourin fantastique The Knight Of Black Art 1908
1035 - 1039 La Cuisine de l'ogre In The Bogie Man’s Cave 1908
1044 - 1049 Il y a un dieu pour les ivrognes The Good Luck Of A Souse 1908
1066 - 1068 Les Torches humaines Justinian's Human Torches 548 A.D. 1908
1069 - 1072 Le Génie du feu The Genii Of Fire 1908
1073 - 1080 Why That Actor Was Late Why That Actor Was Late 1908
1081 - 1085 Le Rêve d'un fumeur d'opium Dream Of An Opium Fiend 1908
1091 - 1095 La Photographie électrique à distance Long Distance Wireless Photography 1908
1096 - 1101 La Prophétesse de Thèbes The Prophetess Of Thebes 1908
1102 - 1103 Salon de coiffure In The Barber Shop 1908
1132 - 1145 Le Nouveau seigneur du village The New Lord Of The Village 1908
1146 - 1158 L'avare The Miser 1908
1159 - 1165 Le Conseil du Pipelet / un tour à la foire Side Show Wrestlers 1908
1176 - 1185 Lully ou le violon brisé The Broken Violin 1908
1227 - 1232 Les Patineurs The Woes of Roller Skates 1908
1246 - 1249 Amour et mélasse His First Job 1908
1250 - 1252 Les Mésaventures d’un photographe The Mischances Of A Photographer 1908
1253 - 1257 Le Fakir de Singapour Indian Sorcerer An 1908
1266 - 1268 A Tricky Painter’s Fate A Tricky Painter’s Fate 1908
1288 - 1293 French interpreter policeman French Cops Learning English 1908
1301 - 1309 Anaïc ou le balafré Not Guilty 1908
1310 - 1313 Pour l'étoile S.V.P. Buncoed Stage Johnnie 1908
1314 - 1325 Conte de la grand-mère et rêve de l'enfant A Grandmother’s Story 1908

DVD - 5 Program
1416 - 1428 Hallucinations pharmaceutiques ou le truc du potard Pharmaceutical Hallucinations 1908
1429 - 1441 La Bonne bergère et la mauvaise princesse The Good Sheperdess And The Evil Princess 1908
(Unidentified) (Unidentified) 1908
1495 - 1501 Le Locataire diabolique The Diabolic Tenant 1909
1508 - 1512 Les Illusions fantaisistes Whimsical Illusions 1909
Pathe Les Hallucinations du Baron de Münchausen Baron Munchausen’s Dream 1911
Pathe A la conquête du pôle The Conquest Of The Pole 1912
Pathe Cendrillon ou la pantoufle merveilleuse Cinderella 1912

Pathe Le Chevalier des neiges The Knight Of The Snow 1912
Pathe Le Voyage de la famille Bourrichon The Voyage Of The Bourrichon Family 1913


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