A mischievous magic imp cavorts around inside of a hotel room, jumping from the bed to the table, and then, from the chair to an expensive couch. A respectable resident arrives escorted by the landlady and her husband, and before long, strange things begin to occur. Articles of furniture magically move from place to place, and even disappear entirely before their eyes. In the end, the mischievous imp materializes before the startled guests, causing a major emotional shock.
Production
Méliès appears in the film as the distinguished hotel guest. The special effects include pyrotechnic techniques as well as many substitution splices; there are 61 substitution splices in the moving chair sequence alone.[2]
John Frazer's 1979 book-length study of Méliès, and a 1981 guide to Méliès's work from the Centre national de la cinématographie, both devote sections to The Black Imp. The compilers of the latter book report that two different versions of the film appear to exist: the copy viewed for their analysis differs from Frazer's summary in plot outline, and even in the number of chairs that are involved in the chair sequence.[2]
In an April 1979 article in Cahiers du cinéma, film director Marie-Christine Questerbert described The Black Imp as a classic example of Méliès's way of evoking disorder, creating proliferation from simple visual motifs.[2]
References
^Malthête, Jacques; Mannoni, Laurent (2008), L'oeuvre de Georges Méliès (in French), Paris: Éditions de La Martinière, p. 349, ISBN9782732437323
^ abcEssai de reconstitution du catalogue français de la Star-Film; suivi d'une analyse catalographique des films de Georges Méliès recensés en France (in French), Bois d'Arcy: Service des archives du film du Centre national de la cinématographie, 1981, pp. 215–216, ISBN2903053073
black, french, diable, noir, 1905, french, short, silent, film, georges, méliès, sold, méliès, star, film, company, numbered, catalogues, directed, bygeorges, mélièsproductioncompanystar, film, companyrelease, date1905, 1905, countryfrancelanguagesilent, conte. The Black Imp French Le Diable noir is a 1905 French short silent film by Georges Melies It was sold by Melies s Star Film Company and is numbered 683 685 in its catalogues 1 The Black ImpDirected byGeorges MeliesProductioncompanyStar Film CompanyRelease date1905 1905 CountryFranceLanguageSilent Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Production 3 References 4 External linksSynopsis EditA mischievous magic imp cavorts around inside of a hotel room jumping from the bed to the table and then from the chair to an expensive couch A respectable resident arrives escorted by the landlady and her husband and before long strange things begin to occur Articles of furniture magically move from place to place and even disappear entirely before their eyes In the end the mischievous imp materializes before the startled guests causing a major emotional shock Production EditMelies appears in the film as the distinguished hotel guest The special effects include pyrotechnic techniques as well as many substitution splices there are 61 substitution splices in the moving chair sequence alone 2 John Frazer s 1979 book length study of Melies and a 1981 guide to Melies s work from the Centre national de la cinematographie both devote sections to The Black Imp The compilers of the latter book report that two different versions of the film appear to exist the copy viewed for their analysis differs from Frazer s summary in plot outline and even in the number of chairs that are involved in the chair sequence 2 In an April 1979 article in Cahiers du cinema film director Marie Christine Questerbert described The Black Imp as a classic example of Melies s way of evoking disorder creating proliferation from simple visual motifs 2 References Edit Malthete Jacques Mannoni Laurent 2008 L oeuvre de Georges Melies in French Paris Editions de La Martiniere p 349 ISBN 9782732437323 a b c Essai de reconstitution du catalogue francais de la Star Film suivi d une analyse catalographique des films de Georges Melies recenses en France in French Bois d Arcy Service des archives du film du Centre national de la cinematographie 1981 pp 215 216 ISBN 2903053073External links EditThe Black Imp at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Black Imp amp oldid 1095482603, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
