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Le grand Méliès

  • 19521952
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  • 31m
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Le grand Méliès (1952)
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A biography of the pioneer film director Georges Méliès, featuring his son André playing Georges, and with shots of his second wife, aged 90.A biography of the pioneer film director Georges Méliès, featuring his son André playing Georges, and with shots of his second wife, aged 90.A biography of the pioneer film director Georges Méliès, featuring his son André playing Georges, and with shots of his second wife, aged 90.
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    • Georges Franju
    • Georges Franju(commentary)
  • Stars
    • Jehanne d'Alcy
    • André Méliès
    • Marie-Georges Méliès
    • Georges Franju
    • Georges Franju(commentary)
  • Stars
    • Jehanne d'Alcy
    • André Méliès
    • Marie-Georges Méliès
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    • 3User reviews
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    Jehanne d'Alcy
    • Self
    • (as Madame Georges Méliès)
    André Méliès
    • Georges Méliès
    Marie-Georges Méliès
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    François Lallement
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      • Georges Franju
      • Georges Franju(commentary) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The film was originally commissioned by the French Cinematheque to commemorate 50 years of cinema, and was to have been directed by Rene Gilson, with supervision from Rene Clair.
    • Goofs
      In the English language version of this film, when the narrator makes a reference to director D.W. Griffith, he is called "W.D" Griffith.
    • Connections
      Featured in Historia del cine: Epoca muda (1983)
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      Composed by Georges Méliès

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    Tribute to the Great Melies
    A biography of the pioneer film director Georges Méliès, featuring his son André playing Georges, and with shots of his second wife, aged 90.

    Anyone unfamiliar with Georges Melies should look into his work. Other than perhaps Edison, few could be said to pioneer film in such a big way. Making countless short stories, he devised numerous trick shots and techniques that have been used for over a century since.

    Franju is an appropriate director to tackle the subject. Of course, all filmmakers owe a debt to Melies, but it seems appropriate that a Frenchman would make a nice tribute to the man's life and involve his family in the production.
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      • 1952 (France)
      • France
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      • Château, Orly, Val-de-Marne, France
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      • Armor Films
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    • 31 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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