The Fugitive Apparitions (1904)

Original title

Les Apparitions fugitives

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

fantasy film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

2 min

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A magician performs tricks on a stage. Apparitions appear and disappear using early special effects.

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What happens

Les Apparitions fugitives, sold in the United States as The Fugitive Apparitions and in Britain as Short Lived Apparitions, is a 1904 French silent trick film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 550–551 in its catalogues. Méliès plays the magician in the film, which uses substitution splices, dissolves, and multiple exposures to create its special effects. A paper print of the film survives at the Library of Congress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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