The Magic Book
About The Magic Book
Georges Méliès, as a magician, opens a large book. Figures step off the pages, vanish, and return until several of them stand on the stage at once. He made it for Star Film. The French title is Le Livre magique.
Cast & crew
More about The Magic Book
Méliès wrote and directed it and plays the magician. The listed length is 3 minutes.
Themes
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- The figures come out of the book. They are not a separate troupe waiting in the wings.
- More than one figure is on the stage at the same time.
- Star Film released it.
- No other player is billed.
Scenes
- Figures climb out of the open book and fill the stage.
