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Conte de la Grand-Mère et Rêve de L'enfant (1908)

Also known as A Grandmother's Story

1908 · Silent film · 5 min · dir. Georges Méliès

  • Fantasy
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Synopsis

The film begins with a grandmother reading a story to a small child before tucking him or her into bed (it's a bit difficult to tell which the tot is). No sooner has the mite fallen asleep than s/he begins dreaming of an angel standing over his/her bed and whisking him/her off to a land of giant toys. The kid wanders around for a bit before being led away by a lady who takes him/her to a jungle or forest where other young ladies dressed as butterflies dance around a bit.. - 16 August 2010 by…

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Director
Georges Méliès
Running time
5 minutes

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