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Before the turn of the twentieth century, before the nickelodeon, even before the first cinemas, Georges Méliès began making movies.. Directing, editing, producing, designing, and starring in over 500 films between 1896 to 1912, Méliès was also the first cinematic auteur.. This is the first study of Méliès''s films to appear in English in over twenty years and the only book to interpret his work using the tools of modern film analysis.. Locates the roots of modern narrative cinema in Méliès''s work, identifying techniques of editing and mise-en-scène previously thought to have originated with D. W. Griffith.

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Introduction - Narrative Attractions
1. Méliès does tricks
2. Fantastic realism
3. The amazinf flying woman
4. Imaginary voyages
Conclusion

Georges Melies

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      Publisher Manchester University Press
      Published 5 April 2000
      ISBN-13 9780719053962
      978-0719053962
      ISBN-10 071905396X
      Also in:
      Film scripts and screenplays Filmmaking and production

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Before the turn of the twentieth century, before the nickelodeon, even before the first cinemas, Georges Méliès began making movies.. Directing, editing, producing, designing, and starring in over 500 films between 1896 to 1912, Méliès was also the first cinematic auteur.. This is the first study of Méliès''s films to appear in English in over twenty years and the only book to interpret his work using the tools of modern film analysis.. Locates the roots of modern narrative cinema in Méliès''s work, identifying techniques of editing and mise-en-scène previously thought to have originated with D. W. Griffith.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction - Narrative Attractions
      1. Méliès does tricks
      2. Fantastic realism
      3. The amazinf flying woman
      4. Imaginary voyages
      Conclusion

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