The Living Playing Cards (1904)

Original title

Les Cartes vivantes

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

3 min

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 57 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.

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How it feels

A magician performs tricks with giant playing cards that come to life and dance around. The film is a short silent comedy from the early 1900s featuring visual effects.

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What happens

The Living Playing Cards (French: Les Cartes vivantes) is a 1905 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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