Two impish clowns construct a magic lantern. They prop it up at an angle, and use it to project pictures onto a wall. When the picture show ends, they open up the lantern to reveal a group of dancing girls inside - and this is only the first of the indications that this lantern really is magical.
Directed by Georges Méliès
silent film
trick film

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Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès

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Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
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Vasco
Vasco
The Magic Lantern
Non è più quello di una volta
Non è più quello di una volta
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bumblebeegirl
bumblebeegirl
The Magic Lantern
i’ve got a heart attack while watching it
i’ve got a heart attack while watching it
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Danny Sheahan
Danny Sheahan
The Magic Lantern
This one is somewhat impressive but it felt to me like it was doing things just because it can do them, not because it meant anything. Like why did we need to watch Can-Can dancers for the majority of this runtime? There was a cool effect of a "projection" being shown, which for 1903 was quite clever and way ahead of it's time. But outside of that, there wasn't any point where it reached out to me as an audience and invited me to take awe of the magic.
This one is somewhat impressive but it felt to me like it was doing things just because it can do them, not because it meant anything. Like why did we need to watch Can-Can dancers for the majority of this runtime? There was a cool effect of a "projection" being shown, which for 1903 was quite clever and way ahead of it's time. But outside of that, there wasn't any point where it reached out to me as an audience and invited me to take awe of the magic.
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Jules
Jules
The Magic Lantern
es mejor after
es mejor after
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bbikinikill
bbikinikill
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