Georges Méliès

Georges Méliès

  • Birthday: 1861-12-09
  • Deathday: 1938-01-21
  • Place of birth: Paris, France
  • Also know as: Жорж Мельес

Biography

Georges Méliès (December 9, 1861 - January 21, 1938), full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. One of the first filmmakers to use multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, tracking shots, dissolves, and hand-painted color in his work, Méliès pioneered effects that would define cinematic special effects for decades to come.  A prolific innovator in the use of special effects, Méliès accidentally discovered the substitution stop trick in 1896, a method of creating seamless disappearing and/or appearing effects used throughout both films and television for decades to come.  Because of his ability to seemingly manipulate and transform reality through cinematography, Méliès is sometimes referred to as the first "Cinemagician". Two of his best-known films are A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904). Both stories involve strange, surreal voyages, somewhat in the style of Jules Verne, and are considered among the most important early science fiction films, though their approach is closer to fantasy. Méliès was also an early pioneer of horror cinema, which can be traced back to his Le Manoir du diable (1896).   In early 1909 Méliès stopped making films to protest Thomas Edison's Motion Pictures Parents Company monopoly, and presided over the first meeting of the International Filmmakers Congress in Paris.  Further financial hardships created by his opposition to Edison and diminishing influence, Méliès disappeared from public life. By the mid-1920s he made a meager living as a candy and toy salesma in Paris, with the assistance of funds collected by other filmmakers.  Although he was recognized for his contributions in cinema, Méliès spent most of his later years in poverty before being accepted into La Maison du Retraite du Cinéma, the film industry's retirement home in Orly.  

Filmography

A Trip to the Moon

1902

As Professor Barbenfouillis / The Moon

The Impossible Voyage

1904

As Mabouloff

The Living Playing Cards

1905

As The Magician

The Untamable Whiskers

1904

As Man with whiskers

The Infernal Cauldron

1903

As Devil

The One-Man Band

1900

As All the members of the orchestra

A Terrible Night

1896

As L'homme qui essaie de dormir

The Vanishing Lady

1896

As Magician

The Astronomer's Dream

1898

As Astronomer

The Indian Sorcerer

1908

As The Fakir

Cinderella

1899

As The Gnome of the Clock / The Swiss at the Entrance to the Church

The Conquest of the Pole

1912

As Le professeur Mabouloff

Bluebeard

1901

As Barbe-bleue

The Haunted Castle

1896

As Mephistopheles

The Monster

1903

As

The Diabolic Tenant

1909

As Le locataire diabolique

The Man with the Rubber Head

1901

As The Chemist / The India Rubber Head

The Mermaid

1904

As

The Devil in a Convent

1899

As The Devil

The Conjurer

1899

As Magician

The Hilarious Posters

1906

As The Bill Poster

The Dreyfus Affair

1899

As Fernand Labori

The Infernal Cakewalk

1903

As Devil

Up-to-Date Spiritualism

1900

As Le comique excentrique

The Bewitched Inn

1897

As The Traveler

Whimsical Illusions

1909

As The Magician

Apparitions

1903

As

Satan in Prison

1907

As Satan

The Witch

1906

As The Fairy Carabosse

Faust in the Underworld

1903

As Mephistopholes

The Mysterious Knight

1899

As Le chevalier mystère

The Artist and the Dummy

1900

As Artiste

The Christmas Dream

1900

As Beggar

The Kingdom of the Fairies

1903

As Prince Bel-Azor

The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

1907

As Professor of Astronomy

Pygmalion and Galatea

1898

As Pygmalion

A Nightmare

1896

As Man

Naval Combat in Greece

1897

As The Captain

Violons d'Ingres

1939

As Himself (archive footage)

Méliès' Magic Show

1997

As Divers

The Mysterious Portrait

1899

As L'illusioniste

Tit for Tat

1904

As

Conjuring

1896

As Himself

The Christmas Angel

1904

As The Rag-and-Bone Man / Beggar on Crutches / Coal Seller

The Prince of Magicians

1901

As Excelsior

The Human Fly

1902

As The Hindoo Magician

Robinson Crusoe

1902

As Robinson Crusoé

Rip's Dream

1905

As Rip Van Winkle

The Palace of the Arabian Nights

1905

As The Sorcerer Khalafar (uncredited)

Misfortune Never Comes Alone

1903

As Lamplighter

The Marvellous Wreath

1903

As Musketeer

A Fantastical Meal

1900

As The Man

The Magic Book

1900

As The Magician

The Famous Box Trick

1898

As The Magician

The Magician

1898

As Le Sculpteur

Between Calais and Dover

1897

As The Man in the Checked Suit

The Firefall

1904

As Satan

A Midnight Episode

1899

As The Sleeping Man (uncredited)

Melies: Tales of Terror

2021

As The Melomaniac

Joan of Arc

1900

As Père de Jeanne

Playing Cards

1896

As Un joueur de cartes

Cleopatra's Tomb

1899

As un profanateur de la tombe de Cléopâtre

Faust and Marguerite

1897

As Méphistophélès

The Méliès Mystery

2021

As Lui-même (archives)

The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès

2012

As Self (archive footage)

The Extraordinary Voyage

2011

As Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Cinematógrafo 1900

1979

As Self (archive footage)

El hombre que quiso ser Segundo

2014

As Self (archive footage)

Production

A Trip to the Moon

1902

As Production Design

A Terrible Night

1896

As Production Design

The Haunted Castle

1897

As Production Design

The Haunted Castle

1896

As Production Design

The Impossible Voyage

1904

As Production Design

Tunneling the English Channel

1907

As Production Design

A Nightmare

1896

As Production Design

The Vanishing Lady

1896

As Production Design

The Palace of the Arabian Nights

1905

As Production Design

The Kingdom of the Fairies

1903

As Production Design

The Merry Frolics of Satan

1906

As Production Design

Cinderella

1899

As Production Design

Bluebeard

1901

As Production Design

Rip's Dream

1905

As Production Design

Joan of Arc

1900

As Production Design

Robinson Crusoe

1902

As Production Design

The Infernal Cauldron

1903

As Production Design

The Pillar of Fire

1899

As Production Design

The Witch

1906

As Production Design

The Diabolic Tenant

1909

As Production Design

Whimsical Illusions

1909

As Production Design

The Bewitched Inn

1897

As Production Design

Panorama from Top of a Moving Train

1898

As Director of Photography

The Conquest of the Pole

1912

As Director of Photography

The Man with the Rubber Head

1901

As Special Effects

The Four Troublesome Heads

1898

As Special Effects

ORG

1979

As Thanks

A Trip to the Moon

1902

As Director

The Impossible Voyage

1904

As Director

Pygmalion and Galatea

1898

As Director

The Mermaid

1904

As Director

The Living Playing Cards

1905

As Director

The Cook in Trouble

1904

As Director

The Untamable Whiskers

1904

As Director

The Black Imp

1905

As Director

The Enchanted Sedan Chair

1905

As Director

The Monster

1903

As Director

The Infernal Cauldron

1903

As Director

The Mysterious Retort

1906

As Director

The Melomaniac

1903

As Director

The One-Man Band

1900

As Director

Good Glue Sticks

1907

As Director

The Diabolic Tenant

1909

As Director

Bluebeard

1901

As Director

The Hilarious Posters

1906

As Director

The Conjurer

1899

As Director

The Magician

1898

As Director

The Infernal Cakewalk

1903

As Director

The Oracle of Delphi

1903

As Director

Between Calais and Dover

1897

As Director

The Haunted Castle

1897

As Director

A Nightmare

1896

As Director

A Terrible Night

1896

As Director

The Bewitched Inn

1897

As Director

Playing Cards

1896

As Director

After the Ball

1897

As Director

The Vanishing Lady

1896

As Director

The Pillar of Fire

1899

As Director

The Devil in a Convent

1899

As Director

The Famous Box Trick

1898

As Director

The Astronomer's Dream

1898

As Director

Suicide of Colonel Henry

1899

As Director

The Mysterious Portrait

1899

As Director

The Fight of Reporters

1899

As Director

Dreyfus Put in Irons

1899

As Director

Addition and Subtraction

1900

As Director

The Mysterious Knight

1899

As Director

Joan of Arc

1900

As Director

The Magic Book

1900

As Director

The Cook's Revenge

1900

As Director

The Christmas Dream

1900

As Director

Eight Girls in a Barrel

1900

As Director

Up-to-Date Spiritualism

1900

As Director

A Fantastical Meal

1900

As Director

How He Missed His Train

1900

As Director

The Doctor and the Monkey

1900

As Director

The Bachelor's Paradise

1901

As Director

The Dwarf and the Giant

1901

As Director

The Devil and the Statue

1901

As Director

The Prince of Magicians

1901

As Director

Hat of Many Surprises

1901

As Director

The Magician's Cavern

1901

As Director

The Treasures of Satan

1902

As Director

The Marvellous Wreath

1903

As Director

The Magician and the Imp

1902

As Director

The Microscopic Dancer

1902

As Director

The Colonel's Shower Bath

1902

As Director

The Human Fly

1902

As Director

The Enchanted Well

1903

As Director

Extraordinary Illusions

1903

As Director

Apparitions

1903

As Director

The Indian Sorcerer

1908

As Director

The Wandering Jew

1904

As Director

The Two Blind Men

1900

As Director

Cinderella

1899

As Director

Post No Bills

1896

As Director

The Conquest of the Pole

1912

As Director

The Dreyfus Affair

1899

As Director

The Haunted Castle

1896

As Director

The Magic Lantern

1903

As Director

Robinson Crusoe

1902

As Director

Whimsical Illusions

1909

As Director

Ten Ladies in an Umbrella

1903

As Director

Jupiter's Thunderballs

1903

As Director

Off to Bedlam

1901

As Director

Faust in the Underworld

1903

As Director

The Prolific Magical Egg

1902

As Director

The Mystical Flame

1903

As Director

A Moonlight Serenade

1904

As Director

The Firefall

1904

As Director

The Bewitched Trunk

1904

As Director

The Skipping Cheese

1907

As Director

The Doctor's Secret

1909

As Director

The Knight of the Snow

1912

As Director

The Last Cartridges

1897

As Director

Naval Combat in Greece

1897

As Director

On the Roof

1897

As Director

The Human Pyramid

1899

As Director

The Artist and the Dummy

1900

As Director

Summoning the Spirits

1899

As Director

The Mysterious Box

1903

As Director

The Clockmaker's Dream

1904

As Director

The Drawing Lesson

1903

As Director

The Ballet Master's Dream

1903

As Director

The Witch's Revenge

1903

As Director

The Fugitive Apparitions

1904

As Director

Tit for Tat

1904

As Director

Jack Jags and Dum Dum

1903

As Director

The Christmas Angel

1904

As Director

The Devilish Plank

1904

As Director

Comical Conjuring

1903

As Director

Faust and Marguerite

1904

As Director

Soap Bubbles

1906

As Director

Jack the Chimney Sweep

1906

As Director

Rip's Dream

1905

As Director

A Mix-Up in the Gallery

1906

As Director

A Roadside Inn

1906

As Director

The Witch

1906

As Director

Punch and Judy

1906

As Director

A Crazy Composer

1905

As Director

Rogues' Tricks

1907

As Director

The Knight of Black Art

1908

As Director

A Tricky Painter’s Fate

1908

As Director

The Prophetess of Thebes

1907

As Director

Buncoed Stage Johnnie

1908

As Director

The King and the Jester

1908

As Director

The Wonderful Living Fan

1904

As Director

A Desperate Crime

1906

As Director

The Luny Musician

1906

As Director

Satan in Prison

1907

As Director

Not Guilty

1908

As Director

The Miser

1908

As Director

The Broken Violin

1908

As Director

In the Barber Shop

1908

As Director

Justinian's Human Torches

1908

As Director

Why That Actor Was Late

1908

As Director

In the Bogie Man's Cave

1908

As Director

Sideshow Wrestlers

1908

As Director

The Genii of Fire

1908

As Director

His First Job

1908

As Director

The Lilliputian Minuet

1905

As Director

The Magic Dice

1905

As Director

A Mesmerian Experiment

1905

As Director

The Damnation of Faust

1898

As Director

Cleopatra's Tomb

1899

As Director

Fantastic Dining Room

1899

As Director

L'homme aux cent trucs

1901

As Director

Une indigestion

1903

As Director

The Triple Headed Lady

1901

As Director

The Devil's Laboratory

1897

As Director

Lightning Change Artist

1899

As Director

Humanity Through the Ages

1908

As Director

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

1907

As Director

Faust and Marguerite

1897

As Director

Extravagant Struggles

1899

As Director

Little Red Riding Hood

1901

As Director

The Wonderful Rose Tree

1904

As Director

Christ Walking on Water

1899

As Director

Murder Will Out

1899

As Director

The Clown and Automobile

1899

As Director

Le conférencier distrait

1899

As Director

A Woman Surprised

1898

As Director

An Irritable Model

1897

As Director

Boxing Match

1897

As Director

A Serpentine Dance

1896

As Director

The Bridegroom's Dilemma

1898

As Director

The Cave of the Demons

1898

As Director

A Terrible Night (Remake)

1897

As Director

The Flying Woman

1902

As Director

Les miracles du Brahmine

1900

As Director

L'agent gelé

1908

As Director

Carrefour de l'opéra

1898

As Director

Watering the Flowers

1896

As Director

Conjuring

1896

As Director

D. Devant, Conjurer

1897

As Director

Crying and Laughing

1900

As Director

A Midnight Episode

1899

As Director

STOP THIEF!

1905

As Director

Melies: Tales of Terror

2021

As Director

The Haunted Castle

1897

As Editor

A Trip to the Moon

1902

As Editor

A Nightmare

1896

As Editor

The Vanishing Lady

1896

As Editor

The Bewitched Inn

1897

As Editor

A Trip to the Moon

1902

As Producer

The Impossible Voyage

1904

As Producer

The Infernal Cauldron

1903

As Producer

A Terrible Night

1896

As Producer

The Haunted Castle

1897

As Producer

The Haunted Castle

1896

As Producer

The Christmas Angel

1904

As Producer

A Nightmare

1896

As Producer

The Black Imp

1905

As Producer

The Vanishing Lady

1896

As Producer

The Witch

1906

As Producer

The Hilarious Posters

1906

As Producer

The Prince of Magicians

1901

As Producer

The Human Fly

1902

As Producer

Cinderella

1899

As Producer

Bluebeard

1901

As Producer

The Pillar of Fire

1899

As Producer

Rip's Dream

1905

As Producer

Joan of Arc

1900

As Producer

Robinson Crusoe

1902

As Producer

The Diabolic Tenant

1909

As Producer

Whimsical Illusions

1909

As Producer

The Wandering Jew

1904

As Producer

A Midnight Episode

1899

As Producer

The Bewitched Inn

1897

As Producer

The Conquest of the Pole

1912

As Producer

Melies: Tales of Terror

2021

As Producer

A Trip to the Moon

1902

As Screenplay

The Impossible Voyage

1904

As Screenplay

The Haunted Castle

1897

As Writer

A Terrible Night

1896

As Writer

The Conquest of the Pole

1912

As Screenplay

The Haunted Castle

1896

As Writer

Playing Cards

1896

As Writer

L'homme aux cent trucs

1901

As Writer

The Witch

1906

As Writer

Bluebeard

1901

As Adaptation

The Pillar of Fire

1899

As Screenplay

Joan of Arc

1900

As Screenplay

Robinson Crusoe

1902

As Screenplay

The Kingdom of the Fairies

1903

As Screenplay

The Infernal Cauldron

1903

As Screenplay

Rip's Dream

1905

As Screenplay

The Merry Frolics of Satan

1906

As Screenplay

The Diabolic Tenant

1909

As Screenplay

Whimsical Illusions

1909

As Screenplay

The Bewitched Inn

1897

As Screenplay

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