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OverviewThe films of Georges MÉliÈs (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. Magnificent MÉliÈs is a thoroughly researched but highly accessible book that is a crucial source for the scholar and an entertaining read for the nonspecialist. The core of the biography provides detailed accounts of MÉliÈs’s filmmaking years (1896–1912), from his first motion pictures shortly after the public premiere of the LumiÈre CinÉmatographe through such worldwide successes as his film Le Voyage dans la lune (A Trip to the Moon) and his eventual marginalization by the very industry he had helped to found. The biography also chronicles MÉliÈs’s formative work as director of Paris’s preeminent magic theater, the ThÉÂtre Robert-Houdin; his subsequent career staging operettas for the ThÉÂtre des VariÉtÉs Artistiques (1917–1923) in Montreuil on the site of one of his former film studios; and his later years selling toys and candy at the Gare Montparnasse (1926–1932) before being rediscovered by journalists and the avant-garde. These and other fascinating chapters highlight the remarkable range of MÉliÈs’s creative work while suggesting how his singular life was nevertheless shaped by the seismic historical shifts of Second Empire and Third Republic France. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Madeleine Malthête-Méliès , Kel Pero , Matthew SolomonPublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Dimensions: Width: 15.10cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.348kg ISBN: 9780472132584ISBN 10: 047213258 Pages: 402 Publication Date: 30 September 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsList 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 ThÉÂtre 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 PioneerReviews"""The revised Magnificent Méliès is an invaluable book, and it is a blessing that it is newly translated into English, which will--I hope--deepen and expand engagement with Méliès's films.""--Christopher Small ""Cineaste""" """Malthête-Méliès paints a rich and lively portrait of her grandfather, combining the results of her own extensive research into her family history as well as the life and work of Georges Méliès with anecdotes and scenes including imagined dialogues.""--Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film ""The revised Magnificent Méliès is an invaluable book, and it is a blessing that it is newly translated into English, which will--I hope--deepen and expand engagement with Méliès's films.""--Cineaste, Christopher Small" Author InformationMadeleine Malth�te-M�li�s was a pioneering early film researcher and historian of early cinema; she was the granddaughter of Georges M�li�s. Kel Pero is an editor, writer, and translator. Matthew Solomon is Professor in the Department of Film, Television, and Media at the University of Michigan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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