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The films of Georges Melies (1861-1938) are landmarks in the early history of narrative filmmaking and cinematic special effects. He was a harbinger of modern aesthetics and media manipulation, and this book, written by his granddaughter, is the only one that tells his full story.

Table of Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Editor’s Acknowledgments
  • Editor’s Introduction
  • Author’s Foreword
  • Chapter 1. Bootmaker to Queen Hortense
  • Chapter 2. The Dreams of a Student
  • Chapter 3. Early Adventures
  • Chapter 4. An Introduction to Magic in London
  • Chapter 5. A Marriage Set in Motion
  • Chapter 6. Opponent of the “Brave General”
  • Chapter 7. Director of the ThÉ tre Robert-Houdin
  • Chapter 8. From La Griffe to the Moulin Rouge
  • Chapter 9. Spiritism, Catalepsy, Magnetism
  • Chapter 10. A New Passion: Jehanne d’Alcy
  • Chapter 11. Birth of the KinÉtographe
  • Chapter 12. The First Feature Film
  • Chapter 13. All Kinds of Trick Effects
  • Chapter 14. The Dreyfus Affair
  • Chapter 15. 1900
  • Chapter 16. Happy MÉliÈs!
  • Chapter 17. The Triumphant Years, 1902-1903
  • Chapter 18. The “Genre MÉliÈs”
  • Chapter 19. Cinema Becomes an Industry
  • Chapter 20. The First Signs of Collapse
  • Chapter 21. The Death of EugÉnie
  • Chapter 22. Ruin
  • Chapter 23. Candy-Seller at the Gare Montparnasse
  • Chapter 24. MÉliÈs, Lord of the Manor
  • Chapter 25. The End of a Pioneer

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      Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: 30/09/2022
      ISBN13: 9780472132584, 978-0472132584
      ISBN10: 047213258X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The films of Georges Melies (1861-1938) are landmarks in the early history of narrative filmmaking and cinematic special effects. He was a harbinger of modern aesthetics and media manipulation, and this book, written by his granddaughter, is the only one that tells his full story.

      Table of Contents
      • List of Figures
      • Editor’s Acknowledgments
      • Editor’s Introduction
      • Author’s Foreword
      • Chapter 1. Bootmaker to Queen Hortense
      • Chapter 2. The Dreams of a Student
      • Chapter 3. Early Adventures
      • Chapter 4. An Introduction to Magic in London
      • Chapter 5. A Marriage Set in Motion
      • Chapter 6. Opponent of the “Brave General”
      • Chapter 7. Director of the ThÉ tre Robert-Houdin
      • Chapter 8. From La Griffe to the Moulin Rouge
      • Chapter 9. Spiritism, Catalepsy, Magnetism
      • Chapter 10. A New Passion: Jehanne d’Alcy
      • Chapter 11. Birth of the KinÉtographe
      • Chapter 12. The First Feature Film
      • Chapter 13. All Kinds of Trick Effects
      • Chapter 14. The Dreyfus Affair
      • Chapter 15. 1900
      • Chapter 16. Happy MÉliÈs!
      • Chapter 17. The Triumphant Years, 1902-1903
      • Chapter 18. The “Genre MÉliÈs”
      • Chapter 19. Cinema Becomes an Industry
      • Chapter 20. The First Signs of Collapse
      • Chapter 21. The Death of EugÉnie
      • Chapter 22. Ruin
      • Chapter 23. Candy-Seller at the Gare Montparnasse
      • Chapter 24. MÉliÈs, Lord of the Manor
      • Chapter 25. The End of a Pioneer

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