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The Melomaniac (1903)

The Melomaniac poster
Original title
Le Mélomane
Directed by
Georges Méliès
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
France
Runtime
3 min
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 95 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man conducts music by pulling musical notes out of his own head and tossing them onto a staff. He and his fellow musicians keep multiplying and creating more sounds through camera tricks.

playfulwhimsicalinventivelight-heartedold-fashionedfast-pacedvisually clever

What happens

The Melomaniac (French: Le Mélomane) is a 1903 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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