The Marvellous Wreath (1903)
- Original title
- La Guirlande merveilleuse
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- fantasy film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 4 min
- Rating
- 4.7 of 10 from 19 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
In a 1903 silent trick film by Georges Méliès, a musketeer performs magical stunts with a wreath. The film uses early special effects like pyrotechnics and multiple exposures to create its illusions.
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What happens
La Guirlande merveilleuse, sold in the United States as The Marvellous Wreath and in Britain as The Marvellous Hoop, is a 1903 French silent trick film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 445–448 in its catalogues. Méliès plays the musketeer in the film, the main special effect of which is a closeup superimposed into a circular opening by multiple exposure; Méliès used a similar effect in Alcofrisbas, the Master Magician later that year. Other special effects in The Marvellous Wreath are worked using pyrotechnics, substitution splices, and dissolves. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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La Pyramide de Triboulet (1899)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.