Georges Méliès — Playwright (5)
Robinson Crusoe (1902) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoé
other title: Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoé
Georges Méliès adaptation of Robinson Crusoe, the first film adaptation of the story. Filmed in black & white, Méliès would then paint the film by hand to colour it. Originally a 15 minute film, twelve and a half minutes of painted film have been found and have been restored.
Playing Cards (1896) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Une partie de cartes
other title: Une partie de cartes / Una partida de cartas
Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a tray. The man serves his friends. They clink glasses and drink. Then the man asks for a newspaper. He reads a funny story in it and the three friends burst out laughing while the waitress merely smiles.
The Pillar of Fire (1899) [Movie] Douban WikiData IMDb TMDB
La danse du feu
other title: La danse du feu
A devil wearing bat-like wings and brandishing a trident dances around a giant pot, conjuring forth flame from his trident to lit a fire beneath the pot. After the devil works the fire with bellows, an angelic woman emerges from the pot. The devil and the pot vanish as the woman performs a dance, waving about her diaphanous sleeves until she conjures forth another fire, then she rises amongst the smoke into the air.