The Microscopic Dancer
“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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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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