Devil´s Island - Within the Palisade

director: Georges Méliès

original title: Affaire Dreyfus, à l'île du diable

country: France

year: 1899

running time: 1 min.

synopsis

In the opening episode, we were witness to the writing of an arrest warrant. Now we watch the imprisonment on Devil's Islands in French Guiana. The text that accompanied the film is essential to understanding the plot. Fortunately, for many of Méliès's films, it has been preserved. Screenings will take place with a translation of these accompanying commentaries as written by the director himself.

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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