The Mysterious Box (1903)
- Original title
- La Boîte à malice
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- fantasy film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1 min
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 18 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.
How it feels
A magician performs a trick with a box that seems to shrink a woman. The film shows a simple stage illusion.
whimsicalplayfulbrieftheatricalsilentinventivelighthearted
What happens
La Boîte à malice, sold in the United States as The Mysterious Box and in Britain as The Shallow Trick Box, and also known as The Shallow Box Trick, is a 1903 French silent trick film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 458–459 in its catalogues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Conjurer and 100 Tricks (1901)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.