The concept for the living fan is derived from a scene in The Sun Prince, a stage spectacle produced in 1899 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.[2] Méliès plays the fan maker in the film, which works its tricks using stage machinery, substitution splices, and dissolves.[3] The film's costuming and decor sets the trick in the era of Louis XV.[2]
Survival and receptionedit
Prints of the film survive in several archives, including a hand-colored print at the Cinémathèque Française.[2] A black-and-white print restored by the film preservationist David Shepard was released on home video in 2008.[4]
In a book on Méliès, film historian John Frazer cited The Wonderful Living Fan as "characteristic of Méliès's best fantasy," comparing the arrangement of women on the fan to "a tableau in a Florenz Ziegfeld musical."[2]
Referencesedit
^Malthête, Jacques; Mannoni, Laurent (2008), L'oeuvre de Georges Méliès, Paris: Éditions de La Martinière, p. 347, ISBN9782732437323
^ abcdFrazer, John (1979), Artificially Arranged Scenes: The Films of Georges Méliès, Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., p. 142, ISBN0816183686
^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. 195, ISBN2903053073
^Méliès, Georges (2008), Georges Méliès: First Wizard of Cinema (DVD; short film collection), Los Angeles: Flicker Alley, ISBN1893967352
wonderful, living, french, merveilleux, Éventail, vivant, 1904, french, silent, trick, film, georges, méliès, sold, méliès, star, film, company, numbered, catalogues, directed, bygeorges, mélièsstarringgeorges, mélièsproductioncompanystar, film, companyrelease. The Wonderful Living Fan French Le Merveilleux Eventail vivant is a 1904 French silent trick film by Georges Melies It was sold by Melies s Star Film Company and is numbered 581 584 in its catalogues 1 The Wonderful Living FanDirected byGeorges MeliesStarringGeorges MeliesProductioncompanyStar Film CompanyRelease date1904 1904 CountryFranceLanguageSilent Contents 1 Production 2 Survival and reception 3 References 4 External linksProduction editThe concept for the living fan is derived from a scene in The Sun Prince a stage spectacle produced in 1899 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris 2 Melies plays the fan maker in the film which works its tricks using stage machinery substitution splices and dissolves 3 The film s costuming and decor sets the trick in the era of Louis XV 2 Survival and reception editPrints of the film survive in several archives including a hand colored print at the Cinematheque Francaise 2 A black and white print restored by the film preservationist David Shepard was released on home video in 2008 4 In a book on Melies film historian John Frazer cited The Wonderful Living Fan as characteristic of Melies s best fantasy comparing the arrangement of women on the fan to a tableau in a Florenz Ziegfeld musical 2 References edit Malthete Jacques Mannoni Laurent 2008 L oeuvre de Georges Melies Paris Editions de La Martiniere p 347 ISBN 9782732437323 a b c d Frazer John 1979 Artificially Arranged Scenes The Films of Georges Melies Boston G K Hall amp Co p 142 ISBN 0816183686 Essai de reconstitution du catalogue francais de la Star Film suivi d une analyse catalographique des films de Georges Melies recenses en France Bois d Arcy Service des archives du film du Centre national de la cinematographie 1981 p 195 ISBN 2903053073 Melies Georges 2008 Georges Melies First Wizard of Cinema DVD short film collection Los Angeles Flicker Alley ISBN 1893967352External links editThe Wonderful Living Fan at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article related to a French film of the 1900s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a French silent film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Wonderful Living Fan amp oldid 1210355951, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
