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