Georges Melies

Before the turn of the 20th century, before the nickelodeon, even before the first cinemas, George Meacute;liegrave;s began making movies. In addition to the fairy tales and fantasies for which he is best known, he made films in every genre from newsreels and commercial advertisements to science fiction and pornography. This major study of Meacute;liegrave;s's films interprets his work using the tools of modern film analysis and explores several myths about Meacute;liegrave;s's role in film history.

Elizabeth Ezra teaches in the French Department at the University of Stirling.

List of Plates

vi

Series Editors' Foreword

vii

Acknowledgements

ix

Preface

x

Note on Translations and Abbreviations

x

Introduction

1

(23)

Melies does tricks

24

(26)

Fantastic realism

50

(39)

The amazing flying woman

89

(28)

Imaginary voyages

117

(35)

Conclusion

149

(3)

Filmography

152

(9)

Select Bibliography

161

(3)

Index

164

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