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
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 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.
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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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