乔治·梅里爱 — Director (234)
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The Ballet Master's Dream (1903)
Le Rêve du maître de ballet WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
乔治·梅里爱 actor: 乔治·梅里爱 / Zizi Papillon
other title: 芭蕾舞大师的梦 / Le Rêve du maître de ballet …
It's late in the evening, and the ballet master's bed has been prepared for him. But he cannot take his mind off of his work, and instead of going to sleep he paces the floor and tries out dance steps. Finally, he goes to bed and falls asleep, but ballet dominates even his dreams. He sees two dancers who seem to come right into his room as they perform, and that's just the beginning.
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The Terrible Turkish Executioner (1904)
Le Bourreau turc WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
乔治·梅里爱 actor: 乔治·梅里爱
other title: 可怕的土耳其刽子手 / Le Bourreau turc …
In a public place in Constantinople at the corner of a bazaar, the executioner is seated upon a stone and is resting from his daily labors while eating a crust of bread. Suddenly there come running into the place a lot of Turkish men and women preceding some Turkish policemen, who drag along four prisoners in chains. The policemen shut up the four prisoners in the pillory. Their four heads stick up through the huge plank, which is provided with four openings. One of the policemen urges the executioner to decapitate the prisoners. He accordingly seizes a mighty sabre and cuts off by a single stroke the four heads, which roll upon the ground.
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The Miser Punished (1904)
Au clair de la lune ou Pierrot malheureux WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
乔治·梅里爱 actor: 乔治·梅里爱
other title: 月光小夜曲 / Au clair de la lune ou Pierrot malheureux …
Pierrot goes to the house of his love to serenade her, but her father kicks him out. Soon the moon and its goddess Diana come towards the man and offers him something better.
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Tit for Tat (1904)
Un prêté pour un rendu WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
乔治·梅里爱 actor: 乔治·梅里爱
other title: Une bonne farce avec ma tête / Un prêté pour un rendu
Georges Melies the magician. Melies removes his own head, puts it in a glass box on a stool, then grows another one. Melies lights up a cigarette and blows smoke at his old head. The head gets payback by levitating above Melies and spewing water on him.
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The Clock Maker's Dream (1904)
Le Rêve de l'horloger WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Georges Méliès actor: Georges Méliès
other title: 钟表匠的梦 / Le Rêve de l'horloger …
A weary clock-maker dozes off in a chair. While he is asleep, three women suddenly appear in the midst of his shop. They proceed to show the sleeping clock-maker some new kinds of clocks that they know how to make.
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Rogues' Tricks (1907)
La Douche d'eau bouillante WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Georges Méliès
other title: 无赖的把戏 / La Douche d'eau bouillante
Fun film from French master Georges Melies has a couple burglar's breaking into a man's home and having to hide when that man returns. Instead of a trick film or something that he's known for, the director really changes gears here and instead delivers what's basically an action movie.