Dreyfus put in Irons

director: Georges Méliès

original title: Affaire Dreyfus, mise aux fers de Dreyfus

country: France

year: 1899

running time: 1 min.

synopsis

This episode mainly highlights the political background and the attempt to free Dreyfus. The series of films about the Dreyfus affair, among other things, clearly shows that Georges Méliès expressed his own political views in his films, while in others he expressed his views on social issues, such as crime. He is by no means merely a director of phantasmagorical games. This series is also an attempt to dissect a more complicated plot that carries a political message.

biography

Georges Méliès (1861-1938) is one of the first independent film directors whose work crystalised the early film genres. He worked on fantasy scenes, adaptations of literary works, fairy tales, as well as socio-critical and political films. His documentary filmmaking is less well known, as a lot of it has not been preserved.

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director:

Georges Méliès

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