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.[1]
| The Fugitive Apparitions | |
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 A frame from the film | |
| Directed by | Georges Méliès |
| Starring | Georges Méliès |
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| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
Méliès plays the magician in the film, which uses substitution splices, dissolves, and multiple exposures to create its special effects.[2] A paper print of the film survives at the Library of Congress.[3]
References
edit- ^ Malthête, Jacques; Mannoni, Laurent (2008), L'oeuvre de Georges Méliès, Paris: Éditions de La Martinière, p. 347, ISBN 9782732437323
- ^ Essai de reconstitution du catalogue français de la Star-Film; suivi d'une analyse catalographique des films de Georges Méliès recensés en France, Bois d'Arcy: Service des archives du film du Centre national de la cinématographie, 1981, p. 179, ISBN 2903053073
- ^ Niver, Kemp R.; Bergsten, Bebe (1985), Early Motion Pictures: The Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, p. 9
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