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Le Voyage de Gulliver à Lilliput et chez les géants
FRANCE · 1902

Le Voyage de Gulliver à Lilliput et chez les géants

Georges Méliès
fantasy adventure size transformation classic literature adaptation visual spectacle early cinema innovation
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Synopsis

Georges Méliès' adaptation of Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" is most distinguished, today, for being a color film of the classic story. Color was rare in 1902 (and many years after) as non-tinted color has to be hand painted on the film; this was an arduous task. Also notable is the film's short running time of approximately five minutes. Much of the original work is not covered, but viewer

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