The Voyage of M. Bourrichon
About The Voyage of M. Bourrichon
The Bourrichon family, deep in debt, runs from its creditors. Monsieur Bourrichon leads them. Georges Méliès made the comedy from a music-hall piece by Eugène Labiche. It is his last film.
Cast & crew
More about The Voyage of M. Bourrichon
Like Méliès's other 1911–1912 films, it was made under Charles Pathé and planned as a Pathé Frères release. Méliès probably finished it at the end of 1912 or the start of 1913. Ciné-Journal advertised it in May 1913. Some accounts say Pathé never actually released it. The negative runs 405 meters.
Themes
Preservation
Presumed lost until a print was recovered for the 2008 Méliès DVD set.
Notes
- It was treated as lost as late as 2000.
- A print was found in time for the 2008 DVD set Georges Méliès: First Wizard of Cinema.
- The comedy is in the manner of Max Linder rather than a trick film.
- The French title is Le Voyage de la famille Bourrichon.
Influenced by
- A music-hall comedy by Eugène Labiche
Also available
- Georges Méliès: First Wizard of Cinema (DVD, 2008)
