Alcofrisbas, the Master Magician | |
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Directed by | Georges Méliès |
Starring | Georges Méliès |
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Country | France |
Language | Silent |
L'Enchanteur Alcofribas, sold in the United States as Alcofrisbas, the Master Magician and in Britain as The Enchanter, is a 1903 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 514–516 in its catalogues. [1]
The magician's name, variously spelled Alcofribas or Alcofrisbas, is derived from Alcofrybas Nasier, a character in the book Pantagruel (and a near-anagram of François Rabelais, the book's author). [2] Méliès himself stars as Alcofrisbas; the woman whose head appears in closeup, sometimes misidentified as Jehanne d'Alcy, is unknown. [3] The film's special effects include pyrotechnics, a waterfall, substitution splices, multiple exposures, and dissolves. [3]
Alcofrisbas, the Master Magician | |
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Directed by | Georges Méliès |
Starring | Georges Méliès |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Country | France |
Language | Silent |
L'Enchanteur Alcofribas, sold in the United States as Alcofrisbas, the Master Magician and in Britain as The Enchanter, is a 1903 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 514–516 in its catalogues. [1]
The magician's name, variously spelled Alcofribas or Alcofrisbas, is derived from Alcofrybas Nasier, a character in the book Pantagruel (and a near-anagram of François Rabelais, the book's author). [2] Méliès himself stars as Alcofrisbas; the woman whose head appears in closeup, sometimes misidentified as Jehanne d'Alcy, is unknown. [3] The film's special effects include pyrotechnics, a waterfall, substitution splices, multiple exposures, and dissolves. [3]