History of Films
The history of the origins of cinema is an adventure made up of incredible technical and artistic inventions and full of twists and turns. From 1895 to the early 1910s, films and cinema change rapidly and conquer the center of attention all over the world, thanks to the contribution of inventors, artists and entrepreneurs such as Edison, the Lumière brothers, Georges Mélies, the directors of the Brighton school , Edwin Porter and many others.
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The kingdom of fairies star
Movie
Short film, fantasy, by Georges Méliès, France, 1903.
Freely adapted from La Biche au Bois, a popular tale by the Goignard brothers, and from "Sleeping Beauty". Georges Méliès plays Prince Bel-Azor. Most of the film was shot indoors, while the final scene of the wedding procession was shot outdoo... -
The merry frolics of Satan
Movie
Short film, fantasy, by Georges Méliès, France, 1906.
Adaptation of the Faust legend, with elements borrowed from magic shows. In addition to directing and acting in it, Méliès personally takes care of all the technical and artistic aspects of the film, at a time when the French film industry was... -
The legend of Rip Van Winkle
Movie
Short film, fantasy, by Georges Méliès, France, 1905.
Georges Melies makes one of his most narrative films inspired by the story of Washington Irving, who takes a nap and wakes up 20 years later. When he wakes up and returns home, he discovers that his wife is gone and that his friends have died ...
