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The Microscopic Dancer

1902 · 2 min Fantasy Comedy
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

“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 all the eggs into a hat, and after having beaten them up after the manner of a cook, he extracts an egg as large as the hat itself. As soon as he sets this egg on the table there appears a tiny dancing girl, full of life, as big as a baby's doll, and who performs on the table some beautiful stage dances. All of a sudden she increases to the size of a ordinary woman, and jumping on the floor she delights the audience with her turns. The juggler and the dancing girl disappear in the most extraordinary way.” (Méliès Catalog)

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📋 Film Details

Original Title La Danseuse microscopique
Year 1902
Country France
Genre Fantasy, Comedy
Director Georges Méliès
Runtime 2 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.5/10 (17 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Georges Méliès constructs this trick film on the contrast of scales and magical transformations, relying on stop-motion and editing tricks to sell the illusion of wonder. It explores pure visual poetry and the joy of the unexpected.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of childlike delight in a world where kitchenware births living dancers and physics bends to a showman's will — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Georges Méliès

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