A Wager Between Two Magicians, or Jealous of Myself (1904)

Original title

Match de prestidigitation

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

2 min

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 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

Two magicians compete in a series of conjuring tricks. Their contest involves illusions and transformations that play with identity.

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What happens

Match de prestidigitation (literally "conjuring contest"), released in the United States as A Wager Between Two Magicians, or Jealous of Myself, and in the United Kingdom as A Juggling Contest Between Two Magicians, is a 1904 French silent trick film directed by French film pioneer Georges Méliès. The film was a lost film until partially rediscovered in 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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