Description
Book SynopsisBefore he became the father of cinematic special effects, George Melies (1861-1938) was a maker of deluxe French footwear, an illusionist, and a caricaturist. Proceeding from these beginnings,
Melies Boots traces the full trajectory of Georges Melies’ career during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.
Trade Review“
MÉliÈs Boots is an extremely compelling and remarkably researched contribution to cinema studies, and it brings fresh insight to the figure of Georges MÉliÈs by situating his work deeply within the cultural and media archaeological context of his time.”
—Colin Williamson, Rutgers University
Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Materializing Méliès
- Notes to Introduction
- Chapter 1: Artisanal Manufacturing
- Notes to Chapter 1
- Chapter 2: IncohÉrent Infrastructure, Incohérent Fashion
- Notes to Chapter 2
- Chapter 3: Stretching the Caricatural Aesthetic
- Notes to Chapter 3
- Chapter 4: Modern Laughter and the Genre Méliès
- Notes to Chapter 4
- Chapter 5: The New Profession of the Cinéaste
- Notes to Chapter 5
- Conclusion: Toy Stories
- Notes to Conclusion
