{"product_id":"the-magic-of-melies-kino-international-dvd","title":"The Magic of Melies - Kino International - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003eFifteen Fantastic Works by the Cinema’s First Special Effects Wizard including the documentary Georges Méliès: Cinema Magician\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecades before the term “special effects” was coined, audiences of the newborn cinema were witnessing spectacular screen illusions, courtesy of the medium’s first master magician: Georges Méliès.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuch films as THE ECLIPSE (1907) and LONG DISTANCE WIRELESS PHOTOGRAPHY (1908) not only demonstrate Méliès’s astounding employment of double exposure, makeup, editing and theatrical trickery but provide mesmerizing insight into the social context of his work, which blended Victorian approaches to astronomy, superstition and feminine beauty with the unnatural wonders of 20th-century technology and heavy doses of slapstick. The centerpiece of the collection is THE IMPOSSIBLE VOYAGE (1904), presented with the authentic frame-by-frame hand-coloring and narration penned by Méliès himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGEORGES MÉLIÈS: CINEMA MAGICIAN is a documentary on the filmmaker’s life, integrating rare photographs, early drawings and numerous clips. It charts Méliès’ rise from shoe factory worker to proprietor of Paris’s mystical Théatre Robert-Houdin, where he learned the skills to become a cinematic illusionist and developed an interest in the supernatural, exquisitely represented in THE MYSTERIOUS RETORT (1906) and THE BLACK IMP (1905).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrance 1904-1908 \u003cbr\u003eB\u0026amp;W\/Color 103 Min.\u003cbr\u003eMusic Composed and Performed\u003cbr\u003eby Alexander Rannie\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Georges Méliès\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Untamable Whiskers (1904)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cook in Trouble (1904)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer (1904)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wonderful Living Fan (1904)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mermaid (1904)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Living Playing Cards (1905)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Black Imp (1905)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Enchanted Sedan Chair (1905)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Scheming Gamblers Paradise (1905)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hilarious Posters (1906)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mysterious Retort (1906)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Eclipse (1907)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood Glue Sticks (1907)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong Distance Wireless Photography (1908)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Impossible Voyage (1904)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorges Méliès: Cinema Magician\u003cbr\u003eU.S. 1978 20 Min. Color\/B\u0026amp;W\u003cbr\u003eA Film by Patrick Montgomery\u003cbr\u003eand Luciano Martinengo\u003cbr\u003e© 1978 Blackhawk Films, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilm Notes by Charles Musser\u003cbr\u003eProduced for Video\u003cbr\u003eby David Shepard\u003cbr\u003eFilm Preservation Associates\u003cbr\u003eDedicated to Dan Woodruff\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSED, DVD. This DVD shows some scuffing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIMPORTANT: I have no way of testing used DVDs, so you are purchasing this AS-IS, no refunds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don's Magic \u0026 Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55273218769187,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/3518\/7770\/files\/IMG_3974Large_26c0d21d-ec8a-4318-9260-892724c9c59a.jpg?v=1782222299","url":"https:\/\/donsmagicandbooks.com\/products\/the-magic-of-melies-kino-international-dvd","provider":"Don's Magic \u0026 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}