The Drawing Lesson (1903)
- Original title
- La Statue animée
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- fantasy film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 3 min
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In a Louis XV-era setting, a drawing instructor creates a living statue from his sketch. The statue comes to life and interacts with him through magical special effects.
whimsicalplayfulsurrealtrick-filledsilenttheatricallighthearted
What happens
The Drawing Lesson, or the Living Statue (French: La Statue animée) is a 1903 French silent trick film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 470–471 in its catalogues, where it was advertised as a scène Louis XV à trucs ("Louis XV-era scene with trick effects"). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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