M©Øeli©Łes le cin©Øemagicien Cover Image

M©Øeli©Łes le cin©Øemagicien / Arte Vid©Øeo pr©Øesente avec le soutien du Centre National de la Cin©Øematographie = M©Øeli©Łes the magician / Arte Vid©Øeo presents with the support of the Centre National de la Cin©Øematographie.

M©Øeny, Jacques. (Added Author). Le Guen, Eric. (Added Author). M©Øeli©Łes, Georges, 1861-1938 (Added Author). Malth©Đete-M©Øeli©Łes, Madeleine, 1923- (Added Author). Arte Video (Firm) (Added Author). Facets Video (Firm) (Added Author). Centre national de la cin©Øematographie (France) (Added Author). Sept/Arte (Firm) (Added Author). Sodaperaga (Firm) (Added Author). Mikros Image (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

La magie M©Øeli©Łes: documentary film about the life and work of film pioneer Georges M©Øeli©Łes. Includes archival footage, interviews, film excerpts, reconstructions and interviews.

Une s©Øeance M©Øeli©Łes: 15 short films of George M©Øeli©Łes, introduced by his grandaughter in front of an audience.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (185 min.) : sound, black & white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Paris?] : Arte Vid©Øeo ; [2001]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Both films originally produced in 1997; the 15 short films contained within Une s©Øeance M©Øeli©Łes originally produced between 1898 and 1909. Some b&w sequences tinted. The two films are linked, making it possible to jump to the actual M©Øeli©Łes film being discussed in the documentary in order to view it. The 15 short films contained within Une s©Øeance M©Øeli©Łes, originally silent, are performed with modern musical accompaniment.
Formatted Contents Note:	La magie M©Øeli©Łes = The magic of M©Øeli©Łes / une production La Sept/Arte, Sodaperaga, Mikros Image ; un film de Jacques M©Øeny (130:00) -- Une s©Øeance M©Øeli©Łes = M©Øeli©Łes' magic show / La Sept/Arte, Sodaperaga, Mikros Image et La cin©Øematheque M©Øeli©Łes presentent ; r©Øealisation, Jacques M©Øeny. Un homme de t©Đetes = The four troublesome heads ; Le voyage dans la lune = A trip to the moon ; Le cake-walk infernal = The infernal cakewalk ; Te tripot clandestin = The scheming gambler's paradise ; Le m©Øelomane = The music lover ; Le chaudron infernal = The infernal boiling pot ; L'homme ©Ła la t©Đete de caoutchouc = The man with the rubber head ; Les cartes vivantes = The living playing cards ; Les affiches en goguette = Hilarious posters ; Le locataire diabolique = The devilish tenant ; Le roi du maquillage = Untameable whiskers ; Le thaumaturge chinois = Imperceptible transmutations ; Barbe bleu = Bluebeard ; Nouvelles luttes extravagantes - Fat and lean wrestling match ; L'homme-orchestre = The one-man band (55:00)
Creation/Production Credits Note:	La magie M©Øeli©Łes: a production of La Sept/Arte, Sodaperaga, Mikros Image ; written and directed by Jacques M©Øeny ; original music by Eric Le Guen. Une s©Øeance M©Øeli©Łes: directed by Jacques M©Øeny ; musical accompaniment by Eric Le Guen.
Participant or Performer Note:	La magie M©Øeli©Łes: voices, Daniel Ceccaldi, Marina Moncade, Charles-Antoine De Croix (English voices not credited) Une s©Øeance M©Øeli©Łes: presented by Madeleine Malth©Đete-M©Øeli©Łes (English narrator not credited)
System Details Note:	DVD, Dolby digital 2.0.
Language Note:	Credits of the two individual films in French, narration and DVD menu in French or English.