Thursday 20 February 2020

Not that magic


The Magician from Arabia (1906)

Directed by Segundo de Chomon this is an early short film. A sorcerer allegedly from Arabia does some “magic” tricks.

Based around familiar camera tricks and the usual Chomon mise en scene this is not a terrible short film. The tricks do not exactly pack a lot of punch and then you have the questionable fact that there are probably not real Arabs anywhere near this production. Probably not one to seek out for the best example of Chomon's work.

2/5

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