The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy (1900)
ジャンル : ファンタジー
上映時間 : 2分
演出 : Georges Méliès
シノプシス
A prince gets the help of a fairy to aid in his conflict with a wizard.
A magician stuffs eight of his lovely assistants into a barrel.
A man misses his train due to his clothes turning into other types of clothes.
A monkey wreaks havoc on a doctor.
A family sits down to enjoy a meal that ends up being fraught with complications.
In this subject a "comique eccentric" enters the drawing room inhabited by spirits. He tries to take off his coat and hat, but these garments return to his head and shoulders as soon as he takes them off. The chairs, his umbrella, his hat, etc., fly away in different directions and by various methods. (Star Film Catalog)
A conjurer (along with two duplicates) conjure up (and then cause to vanish) a beautiful woman head-first.
The picture opens with the Sultan lying down to rest on his luxurious cushioned couch. The scene changes to the grounds around the palace.
A divinely inspired peasant woman becomes an army captain for France and then is martyred after she is captured.
A man takes off his clothes in preparation for bed, only for new clothes to spontaneously generate, leading to comical consternation.
A band-leader has arranged seven chairs for the members of his band. When he sits down in the first chair, a cymbal player appears in the same chair, then rises and sits in the next chair. As the cymbal player sits down, a drummer appears in the second chair, and then likewise moves on to the third chair. In this way, an entire band is soon formed, and is then ready to perform.
With the cameraman atop a moving train car the viewer is given a one minute glimpse of a French urban area.
A magician's hat offers many surprises.
A trio of prankish boarders wreak havoc on their landlady and an intervening policeman.
A very enthusiastic magician performs several tricks.
Four black minstrels turn into white clowns and back again when they hit or kick each other.
A magician explores two halves of his self: The Dwarf and the Giant.
A sorceress conjures up a bevy of beauties for a bachelor to peruse.
A man attempts to engender a transformation of a giant worm into a butterfly.
St. Anthony is tempted by visions of women, including one that is transformed from the image of Jesus Christ Himself!
