234:. Arriving in Alcofrisbas's mysterious laboratory, where they are attacked and confused by magically moving and transforming pieces of furniture, Crackford and his servant John explain to the alchemist that they hope to make a high-speed trip around the world. Alcofrisbas promises to make the trip possible. With the help of his seven laboratory assistants, Alcofrisbas makes a batch of large magical pills for the engineer and demonstrates that, by hurling a pill upon the ground, Crackford can have any wish gratified. Crackford, in his excitement, does not read the terms of the contract he is asked to sign, and so remains blissfully unaware that he has just sold his soul to the
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stop at a village inn, the landlord of which is again
Mephistopheles in disguise. The two travelers find their attempts to eat confounded by magical disappearances and transformations; in despair, they go to the kitchen to eat with the servants, only to be disrupted by apes and demons in a farcical pandemonium of appearances and disappearances using every possible entrance and exit.
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another trunk, and so on; the process goes on until the dining room is full of servants, who load all of
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tradition of elaborately staged fantasy, introduced a modernized setting as well as an element of skeptical satire to the story. The De
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and directly into an eruption. In a burst of lava and flames, the infernal carriage is shot into the sky and makes a voyage through space, flying past stars and planets. Colliding with a thunderstorm, the carriage bursts apart; Crackford and John tumble through space and crash through the ceiling of
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The tiny train wends its way out of the city, meeting with ridicule from onlookers. Arriving in the countryside, most of the train and all of
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genre, a popular French genre known for its lavish production values and fantasy plots. The play follows a bizarre, extended, and supernatural chase in which two young lovers, Isabelle and Albert, must constantly flee from a rich hidalgo, Sottinez, who is vying for
Isabelle's hand in marriage.
349:, De Cottens and Darlay commissioned Méliès to make two short films to be projected as part of the entertainment. One of these, for the scene titled "Le Voyage dans l'éspace" ("The Space Trip"), showed the Good Genie traveling from the sky to the Earth in a celestial
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Crackford thinks he is about to get a bite to eat at last, Mephistopheles appears to fulfill the terms of the contract. Crackford is led into the Underworld, where gleeful demons turn him on a
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Georges Méliès aux spectacles du Châtelet et des Folies Bergère", in Malthête, Jacques; Gaudreault, André; Le Forestier, Laurent (eds.),
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English engineer and inventor, William Crackford, is visited in his workshop by a messenger, who tells him that the famous alchemist Alcofrisbas is interested in selling him a powerful
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1956:Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer
1935:The Imperceptible Transmutations
1861:The Terrible Turkish Executioner
1826:Alcofrisbas, the Master Magician
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1942:A Miracle Under the Inquisition
1900:Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter
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2694:The Diabolical Church Window
2669:The Spider and the Butterfly
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1679:Misfortune Never Comes Alone
1619:The Coronation of Edward VII
1573:The Man with the Rubber Head
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2768:Around the World in 80 Days
2413:The New Lord of the Village
2378:The Dream of an Opium Fiend
2269:How Bridget's Lover Escaped
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1984:The Providence of the Waves
1591:The Eruption of Mount Pelee
1457:Coppelia, the Animated Doll
1429:The Artist and the Mannikin
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1306:Christ Walking on the Water
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2455:The Woes of Roller Skaters
2339:The Good Luck of a "Souse"
2304:Sightseeing Through Whisky
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2072:The Venetian Looking-Glass
1798:Ten Ladies in One Umbrella
1770:The Kingdom of the Fairies
1714:The Inn Where No Man Rests
1499:China Versus Allied Powers
1225:The Four Troublesome Heads
1204:Adventures of William Tell
1081:The Surrender of Tournavos
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650:L'oeuvre de Georges Méliès
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1963:The Wonderful Living Fan
1914:The Fugitive Apparitions
1366:Addition and Subtraction
1292:The Clown and Automobile
1264:The Bridegroom's Dilemma
1257:Robbing Cleopatra's Tomb
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2726:The Knight of the Snows
2483:A Tricky Painter's Fate
2441:A Love Tragedy in Spain
2406:A Fake Diamond Swindler
2371:Why That Actor Was Late
2332:The Knight of Black Art
2153:A Mix-up in the Gallery
1998:The Wonderful Rose-Tree
1819:Extraordinary Illusions
1025:Comedian Paulus Singing
937:The Rescue on the River
519:"Les Pilules du diable"
2539:Honeymoon in a Balloon
2065:A Mesmerian Experiment
2058:The Lilliputian Minuet
1928:The Clockmaker's Dream
1921:The Untamable Whiskers
1854:The Damnation of Faust
1805:Jack Jaggs and Dum Dum
1791:Jupiter's Thunderbolts
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1686:The Infernal Cake Walk
1626:The Treasures of Satan
1513:The Triple-Headed Lady
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1278:The Devil in a Convent
1271:An Up-to-Date Conjuror
1218:The Cave of the Demons
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2005:The Impossible Voyage
1991:The Barber of Seville
1777:The Infernal Cauldron
1661:The Marvellous Wreath
1545:The Magician's Cavern
1436:Thanking the Audience
1348:The Mysterious Knight
1313:Summoning the Spirits
1299:A Mysterious Portrait
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337:Leopold II of Belgium
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1742:The Oracle of Delphi
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2581:Hypnotist's Revenge
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2476:The Indian Sorcerer
2086:The Tower of London
2019:The Christmas Angel
1970:The Cook in Trouble
1907:The Bewitched Trunk
1735:The Witch's Revenge
1559:The Sacred Fountain
1450:Crying and Laughing
1443:The Christmas Dream
1144:A Hypnotist at Work
1074:The Last Cartridges
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402:The Cook in Trouble
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2399:In the Barber Shop
2051:The Crystal Casket
1728:The Mystical Flame
1721:The Drawing Lesson
1707:The Enchanted Well
1693:The Mysterious Box
1640:Up-to-Date Surgery
1605:A Trip to the Moon
1471:A Fantastical Meal
1380:The Cook's Revenge
1320:The Dreyfus Affair
1285:The Pillar of Fire
1169:A Novice at X-Rays
1151:Dancing in a Harem
1046:The Haunted Castle
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958:A Lightning Sketch
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2160:The Chimney Sweep
1840:The Magic Lantern
1422:The Two Blind Men
1415:The Rajah's Dream
1327:The Human Pyramid
1123:The Bewitched Inn
1032:A Funny Mahometan
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451:Star Film Company
409:ever since 1839.
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2908:Trick films
2817:Filmography
2787:(2011 film)
2779:(2007 book)
2121:Rip's Dream
1977:The Mermaid
1886:Tit for Tat
1763:The Monster
1408:Joan of Arc
1018:A Nightmare
879:(1897–1902)
873:(1896–1900)
871:Actualities
864:Actualities
48:Directed by
2858:1906 films
2852:Categories
2504:Not Guilty
1566:Blue Beard
1552:Excelsior!
1334:Cinderella
742:2903053073
630:0816183686
504:0900406380
480:References
357:Production
274:Background
163:trick film
58:Written by
2804:(brother)
2420:The Miser
2230:The Witch
909:Conjuring
549:La Féerie
2836:Category
751:10506429
556:21 March
546:(1910),
529:21 March
438:(1902).
232:talisman
133:Language
82:Starring
66:Based on
2747:Related
596:1225446
442:Release
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351:taxicab
210:Summary
125:Country
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345:. For
325:féerie
304:féerie
176:féerie
149:French
136:Silent
128:France
887:Films
592:JSTOR
463:Pathé
387:Faust
236:Devil
204:Devil
171:Faust
2784:Hugo
2704:1912
2679:1911
2633:1909
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