Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 - January 21, 1938), full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. One of the first filmmakers to use multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, tracking shots, dissolves, and hand-painted color in his work, Méliès pioneered effects that would define cinematic special effects for decades to come. A prolific innovator in the use of special effects, Méliès accidentally discovered the substitution stop trick in 1896, a method of creating seamless disappearing and/or appearing effects used throughout both films and television for decades to come. Because of his ability to seemingly manipulate and transform reality through cinematography, Méliès is sometimes referred to as the first "Cinemagician".
Two of his best-known films are A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904). Both stories involve strange, surreal voyages, somewhat in the style of Jules Verne, and are considered among the most important early science fiction films, though their approach is closer to fantasy. Méliès was also an early pioneer of horror cinema, which can be traced back to his Le Manoir du diable (1896).
In early 1909 Méliès stopped making films to protest Thomas Edison's Motion Pictures Parents Company monopoly, and presided over the first meeting of the International Filmmakers Congress in Paris. Further financial hardships created by his opposition to Edison and diminishing influence, Méliès disappeared from public life. By the mid-1920s he made a meager living as a candy and toy salesma in Paris, with the assistance of funds collected by other filmmakers. Although he was recognized for his contributions in cinema, Méliès spent most of his later years in poverty before being accepted into La Maison du Retraite du Cinéma, the film industry's retirement home in Orly.
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1861-12-08
Paris, France
Жорж Мельес, 조르주 멜리에스, Marie Georges Jean Méliès, ジョルジュ・メリエス, マリー・ジョルジュ・ジャン・メリエス
A Trip to the Moon
The Impossible Voyage
The Cook in Trouble
Cinematógrafo 1900
El hombre que quiso ser Segundo
The Untamable Whiskers
The Living Playing Cards
The Infernal Cauldron
The One-Man Band
The Four Troublesome Heads
A Midnight Episode
Joan of Arc
Faust and Marguerite
A Terrible Night
Le château hanté
The Vanishing Lady
The Astronomer's Dream
The Indian Sorcerer
Cinderella
The Conquest of the Pole
The Wandering Jew
Le manoir du diable
The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès
A Desperate Crime
Delirium in a Studio
The Wonderful Living Fan
The Black Imp
The Monster
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship
The Temptation of St. Anthony
The Diabolic Tenant
The Man with the Rubber Head
The Devil in a Convent
The Mermaid
Long Distance Wireless Photography
An Up-to-Date Conjurer
The Merry Frolics of Satan
The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match
The Hilarious Posters
The Dreyfus Affair
The Infernal Cake-Walk
The Clockmaker's Dream
The Melomaniac
Summoning the Spirits
Extraordinary Illusions
Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer
The Human Pyramid
Hat of Many Surprises
Going to Bed Under Difficulties
Up-to-Date Spiritualism
Jupiter's Thunderballs
The Terrible Turkish Executioner
The Bewitched Inn
Whimsical Illusions
Bob Kick, the Mischievous Kid
The Ballet Master's Dream
Apparitions
The Prolific Magical Egg
The Diabolical Church Window
Satan in Prison
Méliès: Tales of Terror
The Doctor's Secret
The Oracle of Delphi
The Dwarf and the Giant
A Moonlight Serenade
The Magician's Cavern
A Mesmerian Experiment
The Mysterious Retort
Playing Cards
An Impossible Balancing Feat
Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter
Bluebeard
The Witch
Faust in the Underworld
The Treasures of Satan
The Devil and the Statue
The Mysterious Knight
The Artist and the Dummy
The Christmas Dream
Good Glue Sticks
The Mystical Flame
The Fugitive Apparitions
Gala Méliès
The Kingdom of the Fairies
The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
The Brahmin and the Butterfly
A Maiden's Paradise
The Temple of the Sun
A Roadside Inn
The Knight of the Snow
The Magic Lantern
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Pygmalion and Galatea
Tunneling the English Channel
A Nightmare
Alcofribas, The Master Magician
Naval Combat in Greece
Violons d'Ingres
The Extraordinary Voyage
The Mysterious Portrait
The Devilish Plank
Tit for Tat
Conjuring
The Christmas Angel
Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants
The Human Fly
The Prince of Magicians
A Wager Between Two Magicians, or, Jealous of Myself
Cleopatra's Tomb
Rip's Dream
Robinson Crusoe
The Palace of the Arabian Nights
The Mysterious Box
The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy
Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler
The Triple Headed Lady
The Pillar of Fire
The Méliès Mystery
Misfortune Never Comes Alone
Between Calais and Dover
A Fantastical Meal
The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head
The Magic Book
The Marvellous Wreath
The Magician
The Famous Box Trick
The Firefall
The Fortune Favors the Brave
Sure Cure for Indigestion
Alcoléa & cie Documentary
The Lilliputian Minuet
The Enchanted Basket
Beelzebub's Daughters
Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus
Les infortunes des patineurs
French Cops Learning English
Not Guilty
The King and the Jester
The Magic of Méliès
The Good Luck of a 'Souse'
The New Lord of the Village
In the Barber Shop
Dancing in a Harem
A Funny Mahometan
The Bridegroom's Dilemma
Satans Sacrilegious Saga
Gugusse and the Automaton
Faust and Marguerite
The Imperceptible Transmutations
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)
Crying and Laughing
The Degradation of Dreyfus
Dreyfus Leaving the Lycée for Jail
The Scheming Gambler's Paradise
The Enchanted Sedan Chair
After the Ball
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
The Surrender of Tournavos
Adventures of William Tell
Panorama from Top of a Moving Train
Dreyfus Put in Irons
Dreyfus Meets His Wife at Rennes
Landing of Dreyfus at Quiberon
Dreyfus Court Martial - Arrest Of Dreyfus
Suicide of Colonel Henry
The Fight of Reporters
The Court Martial at Rennes
The Attempt Against the Life of Maitre Labori
Addition and Subtraction
The Rajah's Dream or The Bewitched Wood
The Cook's Revenge
The Magician and the Imp
The Microscopic Dancer
The Colonel's Shower Bath
The Coronation of Edward VII
How He Missed His Train
Eight Girls in a Barrel
The Doctor and the Monkey
What Is Home Without the Boarder
The Bachelor's Paradise
An Extraordinary Dislocation
The Enchanted Well
Post No Bills
The Inn Where No Man Rests
The Two Blind Men
The Spider and the Butterfly
The Hallucinations of Baron Munchausen
The Misfortunes of an Explorer
On the Roof
The Last Cartridges
Off to Bedlam
The Voyage of M. Bourrichon
The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelee and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique
Ten Ladies in an Umbrella
The Bewitched Trunk
The Skipping Cheese
The Magic Dice
An Adventurous Automobile Trip
The Witch's Revenge
Jack Jags and Dum Dum
Comical Conjuring
The Drawing Lesson
A Spiritualist Photographer
A Miracle Under the Inquisition
An Improvised Fireworks Display
A Crazy Composer
Punch and Judy
Soap Bubbles
A Mix-Up in the Gallery
The Luny Musician
The Tramp and the Mattress Makers
Jack the Chimney Sweep
Sightseeing Through Whisky
Rogues' Tricks
Robert Macaire and Bertrand
How Bridget's Lover Escaped
The Prophetess of Thebes
The Knight of Black Art
Buncoed Stage Johnnie
The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess
The Dream of an Opium Fiend
A Tricky Painter’s Fate
The Broken Violin
His First Job
Les malheurs d'un photographe
The Miser
Grandmother's Tale and Child's Dream
In the Bogie Man's Cave
Justinian's Human Torches
The Genii of Fire
Why That Actor Was Late
Sideshow Wrestlers
Pharmaceutical Hallucinations
Cinderella or The Glass Slipper
The Damnation of Faust
Guerre de Cuba et l'explosion du Maine à La Havane
The Hallucinated Alchemist
Fantastic Dining Room
Mishaps of the New York-Paris Auto Race
Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station
Les Mousquetaires de la reine
L'homme aux cent trucs
The Devil's Laboratory
Lightning Change Artist
Humanity Through the Ages
Cabinet Trick of the Davenport Brothers
The Catastrophe of the Balloon "Le Pax"
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Extravagant Struggles
Little Red Riding Hood
The Wonderful Rose Tree
Devil's Island - Within the Palisade
Visite de l'épave du Maine
Wine Cellar Burglars
Painless Dentistry
Fun in Court
The Sacred Fountain
A Good Trick
Drunkard and Inventor
China Versus Allied Powers
Christ Walking on Water
Murder Will Out
The Clown and Automobile
Le conférencier distrait
An Irritable Model
Boxing Match
A Woman Surprised
A Serpentine Dance
Fencing at the Joinville School
Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)
The Cave of the Demons
The Grasshopper and the Ant
Benvenuto Cellini or A Curious Evasion
Les miracles du Brahmine
Marvelous Suspension
The Mischances of a Drunkard
A Terrible Night (Remake)
L'agent gelé
Watering the Flowers
Carrefour de l'opéra
Les tribulations d'un concierge
Conjurer Making Ten Hats in Sixty Seconds
Miss de Vère - English Jig
D. Devant, Conjurer
A Soldier's Unlucky Salutation
The Providence of the Waves
Cooks fight
The Flea
The Coup of Pere Francois
The Bath
The Stick
The Invisible Siva
The Fake Russian Prophet
Uncle Rube's Birthday
The Barber of Seville
The Animated Costumes
Simple Simon's Surprise Party
The Astonishing Frame
The Shadow Lady
A Wedding by Correspondence
The Grotto of Surprises
The Tower of London
The Angler's Nightmare, or A Policeman's Troubles
Life-Saving Up-to-Date
The King of Sharpshooters
Mr. Dauber and the Whimsical Picture
The Venetian Looking-Glass
The Impossible Dinner
The Chloroform Fiends
A Mischievous Sketch
A New Death Penalty
Drink! A Great Temperance Story
Old and New Style Conjurers
Who Looks, Pays!
A Spiritualist Meeting
A Seaside Flirtation
A Night With Masqueraders in Paris
The Bewildering Cabinet
Chopin's Funeral March Burlesqued
A Forester Made King
Shakespeare Writing "Julius Caesar"
Bakers in Trouble
An Angelic Servant
A Mistaken Identity
A Lover's Hazing
A Fake Diamond Swindler
Curiosity Punished
Pranks With a Fake Python
Up-to-Date Clothes Cleaning
Hunting the Teddy Bear
The Little Peace Maker
A Love Tragedy in Spain
The Mystery of the Garrison
The Magic of Catchy Songs
The Forester's Remedy
Two Crazy Bugs
The Hotel Mix-Up
Oriental Black Art
Two Talented Vagabonds
Fun With the Bridal Party
The Helping Hand
The Old Footlight Favorite
The Wonderful Charm
Honeymoon in a Balloon
Incident from Don Quixote
The Duke's Good Joke
The Fairy Dragonfly
Moitié de polka
Hypnotist's Revenge
The Living Doll
A Twentieth Century Surgeon
A Novice at X-Rays
Bois de Boulogne
The Unexpected Bath