The Vanishing Lady

Rafael Fonseca

And then this one, which is truly worth watching over and over. (Once again the actor Méliès himself) The splicing of separately staged shots is still rudimentar, but the effect is amazing. Just imagine the stage directions, them freezing their position while someone else moved things around. At least that's how I imagine it happening. Look at how he holds the sheet to help the effect. [cont.]

AKFilmFan

Melies' first trick film is just a delight.

Corrado Agnello

2.5

Deiner

Georges Méliès truly was the original magician of cinema. I can't imagine how people must have reacted to this short film back in the day.

- Caltiki -

3.5 ★