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Director:
Georges Méliès
Release Date:
1903 (USA) more
Genre:
Short | Fantasy
Plot:
This is one of the most surprising and clever subjects of the entire series. The conjurer causes to appear suddenly on the table a box... more | add synopsis
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Stage and Film Magic more

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Also Known As:
La boîte mystérieuse (France)
The Famous Box Trick (USA)
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Country:
France
Sound Mix:
Silent

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Stage and Film Magic, 13 March 2008
7/10
Author: boblipton from New York City

Melies started out as a stage magician, but he quickly learned and invented a lot of film magic too, which he uses to great and good effect in this effort: the one where he slices the boy in half is wonderful. It's a thirty-second magic act, little more, but must have been a real jaw-dropper when originally shown.

This is one of the many previously lost or infrequently seen Melies pictures that have been made available by Serge Bromberg, David Shepherd and a myriad of other hands in the newly issued DVD set GEORGES MELIES: FIRST WIZARD OF CINEMA. Required viewing for anyone interested in the history of movies ..... and a lot of fun.

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