biography,historical figure,cinema history,silent cinema,artistic legacy,documentary,art documentary,film restoration

The Méliès Mystery (2021)

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A documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering director Georges Méliès, all orchestrated by a Franco-American collaboration between Lobster Films, the National Film Center, and the Library of Congress.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Eric Lange
  • Profile picture of Leonard Maltin
    Narrator Leonard Maltin
  • Profile picture of Serge Bromberg
    (voice) Serge Bromberg
  • Profile picture of Costa-Gavras
    Self Costa-Gavras
  • Profile picture of Michel Gondry
    Self Michel Gondry
  • Profile picture of Georges Méliès
    Self (archive footage) Georges Méliès
  • Profile picture of Billy Bitzer
    Self (archive footage) Billy Bitzer

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Keywords

  • biography
  • historical figure
  • cinema history
  • silent cinema
  • artistic legacy
  • documentary
  • art documentary
  • film restoration