An Up-to-Date Conjuror (1899)

Original title

L'Illusionniste fin-de-siècle

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

1 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 54 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A magician performs a series of tricks for an audience. Objects appear and vanish using early film effects.

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What happens

L'Illusionniste fin de siècle is an 1899 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released in the United States as An Up-to-Date Conjurer, in Britain as An Up-to-Date Conjuror. It is also known as L'Impressionniste fin de siècle, The Conjurer and in Spanish Muñeca transformista. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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