
Georges Melies was a genuine virtuoso, producing and directing his own films while also devising the narratives; designing the sets, costumes and props; and frequently performing the leading parts. Arranged in chronological order, this comprehensive collection makes widely available for the first time both the breadth and the depth of his work, disclosing a highly imaginative artist's discovery of the possibilities of cinema.
Georges Melies built the world's first movie studio in 1896 near Paris; from it cascaded fantastic magic films, dream films, historical reconstructions, imaginary journeys, melodramas, slapstick comedies -- even erotic films. Examples of all are here, with many still retaining power to astonish and charm. This monumental thirteen hour collection on five DVDs gathers for the first time nearly all the surviving films of Georges Melies from his first, Card Party (1896) to his last, The Voyage of the Bouririchon Family (1913), bracketing more than 170 others. Included are the celebrated and famous journey films, among them A Trip to the Moon, The Impossible Voyage, The Kingdom of Fairies, The Merry Frolics of Satan, The Palace of the Arabian Nights, and The Conquest of the Pole.
Fifteen films are reproduced from partial or complete hand-colored original prints, thirteen are presented with the original English narrations written by Melies. A lovely half-hour introductory film, Le Grand Melies (Georges Franju, 1953), features Melies' widow (who performed in many Melies films) and Andre Melies portraying his father.
This unprecedented set has been assembled from archival and private holdings in eight countries. The quality of these film elements is variable, of course. Many look stunning; a few are fragmentary, others are longer than earlier-known versions. Beautiful new music has been prepared by ten leading practitioners of silent film accompaniment. Georges Melies can now be seen not only as a great pioneer but also as the most accomplished filmmaker in the world during the first years of cinema.

5 x DVD9 | PAL 4:3 | 782 minutes
Language: English or French narration and intertitles
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Silent
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Playing Cards (1896) (aka Une partie de cartes)
A Terrible Night (1896) (aka Une nuit terrible)
The Vanishing Lady (1896) (aka Escamotage d'une dame au theatre Robert Houdin aka The Conjuring of a Woman at the House of Robert Houdin)
A Nightmare (1896) (aka Le cauchemar)
The Haunted Castle (1897) (aka Le chateau hante aka The Devil's Castle)
The Surrender Of Tournavos (1897) (aka La prise de Tournavos)
Between Calais And Dover (1897) (aka Entre Calais et Douvres)
The Bewitch Inn (1897) (aka L'auberge ensorcelee aka The Bewitched Inn)
After The Ball (1897) (aka Apres le bal aka After the Ball, the Bath)
Divers At Work On The Wreck Of The "Maine" (1898) (aka Visite sous-marine du Maine)
Panorama From Top Of A Moving Train (1898) (aka Panorama pris d'un train en marche)
The Magician (1898) (aka Le magicien aka Black Magic)
The Famous Box Trick (1898) (aka Illusions fantasmagoriques)
Adventures Of William Tell (1898) (aka Guillaume Tell et le clown aka The Statue of William Tell)
The Astronomer’s Dream (1898) (aka La lune a un metre aka A Trip to the Moon aka The Man in the Moon aka The Moon at Arm's Length)
The Four Troublesome Heads (1898) (aka Un homme de tete aka Four Heads Are Better Than One)
The Temptation Of Saint Anthony (1898) (aka La tentation de Saint-Antoine)
The Conjurer (1899) (aka L'impressionniste fin de siecle aka A Turn of the Century Illusionist aka The Conjuror aka An Up-to-Date Conjuror)
The Devil In A Convent (1899) (aka Le diable au convent aka The Sin of the Cross)
The Pillar Of Fire (1899) (aka La colonne de feu aka Haggard's She)
The Mysterious Portrait (1899) (aka Le portrait mysterieux)
Dreyfus Court Martial - Arrest Of Dreyfus (1899) (aka La dictee du bordereau)
Devil’s Island - Within The Palisade (1899) (aka L'ile du diable aka Dreyfus at Devil's Island)
Dreyfus Put In Irons (1899) (aka Mise aux fers de Dreyfus aka Inside a Cell at Devil's Island)
Suicide Of Colonel Henry (1899) (aka Suicide du Colonel Henry)
Landing Of Dreyfus At Quiberon (1899) (aka Debarquement a Quiberon aka Disembarking at Quiberon)
Dreyfus Meets His Wife At Rennes (1899) (aka Entretien de Dreyfus et de sa femme a Rennes)
The Attempt Against The Life Of Maitre Labori (1899) (aka Attentat contre Me Labori )
The Fight Of Reporters (1899) (aka Bagarre entre journalistes aka The Fight of Journalists at the Lycee)
The Court Martial At Rennes (1899) (aka Conseil de guerre en seance a Rennes)
Cinderella (1899) (aka Cendrillon)
The Mysterious Knight (1899) (aka Le chevalier mystere aka The Mysterious Blackboard)
Addition And Substraction (1900) (aka Tom Whisky ou L'illusioniste toque)
The Cook’s Revenge (1900) (aka La vengeance du gate-sauce)
The Misfortunes Of An Explorer (1900) (aka Les infortunes d'un explorateur)
The One-Man Band (1900) (aka L'homme orchestre aka The One Man Band)
Joan Of Arc (1900) (aka Jeanne d'Arc)
The Rajah's Dream (1900) (aka Le reve du radjah ou La foret enchantee aka Oh! What a Night; or, The Sultan's Dream aka The Rajah's Dream)
The Wizard, The Prince And The Good Fairy (1900) (aka Le sorcier, le prince et le bon genie)
The Magic Book (1900) (aka Le livre magique)
Up-To-Date Spiritualism (1900) (aka Spiritisme abracadabrant)
The Triple Conjurer And The Living Head (1900) (aka L'illusioniste double et la tete vivante)
The Christmas Dream (1900) (aka Le reve de Noel)
Fat And Lean Wrestling Match (1900) (aka Nouvelles luttes extravagantes)
A Fantastical Meal (1900) (aka Le repas fantastique)
Going To Bed Under Difficulties (1900) (aka Le deshabillage impossible)
Eight Girls In A Barrel (1900) (aka Le tonneau des danaides aka The Dainaid's Barrel)
The Doctor And The Monkey (1900) (aka Le savant et le chimpanze)
How He Missed His Train (1900) (aka Le reveil d'un monsieur presse)
What Is Home Without The Boarder (1901) (aka La maison tranquille aka Troubles in a Tenement House)
The Brahmin And The Butterfly (1901) (aka La chrysalide et le papillon d'or)
Extraordinary Illusions (1901) (aka Dislocations mysterieuses aka An Extraordinary Dislocation aka The Clown with the Portable Body)
The Magician’s Cavern (1901) (aka L'antre des esprits aka The House of Mystery)
The Bachelor’s Paradise (1901) (aka Chez la sorciere)
The Prince Of Magicians (1901) (aka Excelsior! aka The Magician and the Human Pump)
Blue Beard (1901) (aka Barbe-bleue aka Bluebeard)
The Hat With Many Surprises (1901) (aka Le chapeau a surprises aka Hat of Many Surprises aka What Was Found in a High Hat)
The Man With The Rubber Head (1901) (aka L'homme a la tete en caoutchouc aka The India Rubber Head)
The Devil And The Statue (1901) (aka Le diable geant ou Le miracle de la madonne aka The Gigantic Devil)
The Dwarf And The Giant (1901) (aka Nain et geant aka The Long and Short of It)
+ a bonus biopic directed by Georges Franju - Le grand Melies (1952)
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The Colonel's Shower Bath (1902) (aka Douche du colonel)
The Dancing Midget (1902) (aka La Danseuse microscopique)
A Trip To The Moon (1902) (aka Le Voyage dans la Lune)
The Shadow-Girl (1902) (aka La Clownesse fantome)
The Treasures Of Satan (1902) (aka Les Tresors de Satan)
The Human Fly (1902) (aka L'homme-mouche)
An Impossible Balancing Feat (1902) (aka L'Equilibre impossible)
Gulliver’s Travels Among The Lilliputians And The Giants (1902) (aka Le Voyage de Gulliver a Lilliput et chez les geants)
The Coronation Of Edward VII (1902) (aka Le Sacre d'Edouard VII)
The Marvellous Wreath (1903) (aka La Guirlande merveilleuse)
Misfortune Never Comes Alone (1903) (aka Un Malheur n'arrive jamais seul)
The Infernal Cake-Walk (1903) (aka Le Cake-walk infernal)
The Mysterious Box (1903) (aka La Boite a malice)
The Enchanted Well (1903) (aka Le Puits fantastique)
The Inn Where No Man Rests (1903) (aka L'Auberge du bon repos)
The Drawing Lesson (1903) (aka La Statue animee)
The Witch’s Revenge (1903) (aka Le Sorcier)
The Oracle Of Delphi (1903) (aka L'oracle de Delphes)
Spiritualistic Photographer (1903) (aka Le Portrait Spirite)
The Melomaniac (1903) (aka Le Melomane)
The Monster (1903) (aka Le Monstre)
The Kingdom Of Fairies (1903) (aka Le Royaume des fees)
The Infernal Caldron (1903) (aka Le Chaudron infernal)
Apparitions (1903) (aka Le Revenant)
Jupiter’s Thunderballs (1903) (aka Le Tonnerre de Jupiter)
Ten Ladies In An Umbrella (1903) (aka Le Parapluie fantastique)
Jack Jaggs And Dum Dum (1903) (aka Tom Tight et Dum Dum)
Bob Kick The Miscievous Kid (1903) (aka Bob Kick, l'enfant terrible)
Extraordinary Illusions (1903) (aka Illusions funambulesques)
Alcofribas, The Master Magician (1903) (aka L'enchanteur Alcofribas)
Comical Conjuring (1903) (aka Jack et Jim)
The Magic Lantern (1903) (aka La Lanterne magique)
The Ballet Master’s Dream (1903) (aka Le Reve du maitre de ballet)
The Damnation Of Faust (1903) (aka Faust aux enfers)
The Terrible Turkish Executioner (1904) (aka Le Bourreau turc)
A Moonlight Serenade (1904) (aka Au clair de la lune ou Pierrot malheureux)
Tit For Tat (1904) (aka Un Prete pour un rendu)
The Bewitched Trunk (1904) (aka Le Coffre enchante)
Untamable Whiskers (1904) (aka Le Roi du maquillage)
The Clockmaker’s Dream (1904) (aka Le Reve de l'horloger)
The Imperceptible Transmutations (1904) (aka Les Transmutations imperceptibles)
A Miracle Under The Inquisition (1904) (aka Un Miracle sous l'Inquisition)
Faust And Marguerite (1904) (aka Damnation du Docteur Faust)
Tchin-Chao, The Chinese Conjurer (1904) (aka Le Thaumaturge chinois)
The Wonderful Living Fan (1904) (aka Le Merveilleux eventail vivant)
The Cook In Trouble (1904) (aka Sorcellerie culinaire)
The Devilish Plank (1904) (aka La Planche du diable)
The Mermaid (1904) (aka La Sirene)
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The Impossible Voyage (1904) (aka Voyage a travers l'impossible)
The Firefall (1904) (aka La Cascade de feu)
The Living Playing Cards (1905) (aka Les Cartes vivantes)
The Black Imp (1905) (aka Le Diable noir)
The Magic Dice (1905) (aka Le Phenix ou le coffret de cristal)
The Lilliputian Minuet (1905) (aka Le Menuet lilliputien)
The Palace Of The Arabian Nights (1905) (aka Le Palais des mille et une nuits)
A Crazy Composer (1905) (aka Le Compositeur toque)
The Enchanted Sedan Chair (1905) (aka La Chaise a porteurs enchantee)
An Adventurous Automobile Trip (1905) (aka Le Raid Paris - Monte Carlo en deux heures)
Unexpected Fireworks (1905) (aka Un Feu d'artifice improvise)
Rip’s Dream (1905) (aka La Legende de Rip Van Winckle)
The Scheming Gamblers’ Paradise (1905) (aka Le Tripot clandestin)
A Mix-Up In The Gallery (1906) (aka Une Chute de cinq etages)
The Chimney Sweep (1906) (aka Jack le ramoneur)
The Luny Musician (1906) (aka Le Maestro Do-Mi-Sol-Do)
The Tramp And The Mattress Makers (1906) (aka La Cardeuse de matelas)
The Hilarious Posters (1906) (aka Les Affiches en goguette)
A Desperate Crime (1906) (aka Les Incendiaires)
Punch And Judy (1906) (aka L'anarchie chez Guignol)
A Roadside Inn (1906) (aka L'hotel des voyageurs de commerce ou les suites d'une bonne cuite)
Soap Bubbles (1906) (aka Les Bulles de savon vivantes)
The Merry Frolics Of Satan (1906) (aka Les Quatre cents farces du diable)
The Mysterious Retort (1906) (aka L'alchimiste Parafaragaramus ou la cornue infernale)
The Witch (1906) (aka La Fee Carabosse ou le poignard fatal)
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Rogues’ Tricks (1907) (aka La Douche d'eau bouillante)
The Skipping Cheeses (1907) (aka Les Fromages automobiles)
Tunnelling The English Channel (1907) (aka Le Tunnel sous la Manche ou le cauchemar anglo-francais)
The Eclipse, Or The Courtship Of The Sun And Moon (1907) (aka Eclipse de soleil en pleine lune)
Sightseeing Through Whisky (1907) (aka auvre John ou les aventures d'un buveur de whisky)
Good Glue Sticks (1907) (aka La Colle universelle)
Delirium In A Studio (1907) (aka Ali Barbouyou et Ali Bouf a l'huile)
The Knight Of Black Art (1908) (aka Le Tambourin fantastique)
In The Bogie Man’s Cave (1908) (aka La Cuisine de l'ogre)
The Good Luck Of A Souse (1908) (aka Il y a un dieu pour les ivrognes)
Justinian's Human Torches 548 A.D. (1908) (aka Les Torches humaines)
The Genii Of Fire (1908) (aka Le Genie du feu)
Why That Actor Was Late (1908) (aka Why That Actor Was Late)
Dream Of An Opium Fiend (1908) (aka Le Reve d'un fumeur d'opium)
Long Distance Wireless Photography (1908) (aka La Photographie electrique a distance)
The Prophetess Of Thebes (1908) (aka La Prophetesse de Thebes)
In The Barber Shop (1908) (aka Salon de coiffure)
The New Lord Of The Village (1908) (aka Le Nouveau seigneur du village)
The Miser (1908) (aka L'avare)
Side Show Wrestlers (1908) (aka Le Conseil du Pipelet / un tour a la foire)
The Broken Violin (1908) (aka Lully ou le violon brise)
The Woes of Roller Skates (1908) (aka Les Patineurs)
His First Job (1908) (aka Amour et melasse)
The Mischances Of A Photographer (1908) (aka Les Mesaventures d'un photographe)
Indian Sorcerer An (1908) (aka Le Fakir de Singapour)
A Tricky Painter’s Fate (1908) (aka A Tricky Painter's Fate)
French Cops Learning English (1908) (aka French interpreter policeman)
Not Guilty (1908) (aka Anaic ou le balafre)
Buncoed Stage Johnnie (1908) (aka Pour l'etoile S.V.P.)
A Grandmother’s Story (1908) (aka Conte de la grand-mere et reve de l'enfant)
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Pharmaceutical Hallucinations (1908) (aka Hallucinations pharmaceutiques ou le truc du potard)
The Good Sheperdess And The Evil Princess (1908) (aka La Bonne bergere et la mauvaise princesse)
-Unidentified- {1908) (aka Film non Identifie)
The Diabolic Tenant (1909) (aka Le Locataire diabolique)
Whimsical Illusions (1909) (aka Les Illusions fantaisistes)
Baron Munchausen’s Dream (1911) (aka Les Hallucinations du Baron de Munchausen)
The Conquest Of The Pole (1912) (aka A la conquete du pole)
Cinderella (1912) (aka Cendrillon ou la pantoufle merveilleuse)
The Knight Of The Snow (1912) (aka Le Chevalier des neiges)
The Voyage Of The Bourrichon Family (1913) (aka Le Voyage de la famille Bourrichon)
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