Wednesday 21 August 2024

A princely misstep

 

The Prince of Magicians (1901)


Directed by Georges Melies this is an early short film. A man does a number of magic tricks.


For the most part stuff is familiar and works well here. The only trick that really lets the film down is the one with the obvious card board cut out. One weak point drops this just below the bar of what you expect from Melies.


2/5

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