The Fugitive Apparitions

Les Apparitions fugitives, sold in the United States as The Fugitive Apparitions and in Britain as Short Lived Apparitions, is a 1904 French short silent 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
A frame from the film
Directed byGeorges Méliès
StarringGeorges Méliès
Production
company
CountryFrance
LanguageSilent

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

  1. Malthête, Jacques; Mannoni, Laurent (2008), L'oeuvre de Georges Méliès, Paris: Éditions de La Martinière, p. 347, ISBN 9782732437323
  2. 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
  3. 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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