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Cinderella or The Glass Slipper

1912 · 24 min Drama Fantasy
5.6 / 10 · TMDB

Georges Méliès's first attempt at Cinderella was in 1899. That film was extraordinary then for having multiple scenes and a semblance of a narrative; additionally, the use of dissolves as transitions in it influenced other filmmakers for years to do the same. Méliès was the cinema world's preeminent leader then. By 1912, however, that was no longer the case; frankly, as evidenced by this feature, his style had become dated. Moreover, Méliès had begun to adopt techniques from other filmmakers, such as direct cuts instead of dissolves, and there's even a match on action shot during the slipper trying-on scene.

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Original Title Cendrillon ou la Pantoufle merveilleuse
Year 1912
Country France
Genre Drama, Fantasy
Director Georges Méliès
Runtime 24 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.6/10 (16 votes)

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Méliès constructs this later version of Cinderella relying on his theatrical tableaux and trick photography, yet adopts then-contemporary techniques like direct cuts. The film feels like a relic, exploring a style that had become outdated even as it attempts narrative coherence.

What lingers after viewing is the poignant sense of a pioneer adapting to a changing cinematic language, his once-revolutionary magic now a charming artifact. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Georges Méliès

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View as a historical curio, best appreciated for its place in the evolution of film fantasy.

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