Georges Méliès Movies

Lucifers fall from grace

“This is an absolutely new and extraordinary subject. A juggler takes in succession about a dozen eggs out of his servant's mouth. He breaks...

A colonel in the military receives an unorthodox shower, an unorthodox shower indeed!

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...

A sleeping apartment of a friend who retires for the night. The rays of the moon are shining upon the bed through the window. He is suddenly awakened...

With godly entrapments, Zeus appears on the horizon, engages Hermes as an audience, and tries to throw some thunderbolts. They fizzle. Hephaestus...

A series of fantastical wrestling matches.

A magic show.

A traveler at an inn is harassed by a mischievous devil in his room.

The Melies version of the old Rip Van Winkle tale.

Gugusse, a clown, is both astounded and bewildered upon seeing the mechanical movements of an automaton.

The opening title card explains that a painter has just finished his work when his assistant comes in and accidentally drinks varnish. The film then...

Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by...

Very much a slapstick chase in the mode of the period, as Victorine's boyfriend escapes from the kitchen and is pursued on rooftop by his...

A magician explores two halves of his self: The Dwarf and the Giant.

Two crooks throw a lady off a roof, and a hapless policeman tries to capture them.

A soldier stands guard at a sentry box and leaves it unprotected for a moment, a moment that two men take advantage of to put up posters where it is...

In this film, we show the interior of a doctor's office. A patient enters, and judging from the expression on his face, he is in great pain. The...

The staff of an inn play a cruel trick on a guest.

Upon a visit to UVM's Lane Series in the Spring of 2022, Jean-Francois Alcolea offered to conduct a workshop to UVM film students and others on his...