TSPDT Top 250 Directors Filmographies Part II
(Almost) everything directed by the directors in the TSPDT Top 250 Directors.
Part II: #214-250
(Part I: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls525812614/)
213. Jonathan Demme
214. Georges Méliès
215. Guru Dutt
216. Francesco Rosi
217. Dario Argento
218. Claude Chabrol
219. Lindsay Anderson
220. René Clair
221. Sofia Coppola
222. Jean Rouch
223. Chen Kaige
224. Jacques Becker
225. Fred Zinnemann
226. Errol Morris
227. Julie Dash
228. Kathryn Bigelow
229. Don Siegel
230. Nuri Bilge Ceylan
231. Robert Hamer
232. Boris Barnet
233. Derek Jarman
234. Kelly Reichardt
235. John Schlesinger
236. David Hand
237. Oliver Stone
238. Michel Gondry
239. Miklós Jancsó
240. Robert Wiene
241. Aleksey German
242. Raúl Ruiz
243. Hong Sang-soo
244. Jerry Lewis
245. Roy Andersson
246. Alan J. Pakula
247. Peter Greenaway
248. Monte Hellman
249. John Waters
250. Ken Russell
Part II: #214-250
(Part I: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls525812614/)
213. Jonathan Demme
214. Georges Méliès
215. Guru Dutt
216. Francesco Rosi
217. Dario Argento
218. Claude Chabrol
219. Lindsay Anderson
220. René Clair
221. Sofia Coppola
222. Jean Rouch
223. Chen Kaige
224. Jacques Becker
225. Fred Zinnemann
226. Errol Morris
227. Julie Dash
228. Kathryn Bigelow
229. Don Siegel
230. Nuri Bilge Ceylan
231. Robert Hamer
232. Boris Barnet
233. Derek Jarman
234. Kelly Reichardt
235. John Schlesinger
236. David Hand
237. Oliver Stone
238. Michel Gondry
239. Miklós Jancsó
240. Robert Wiene
241. Aleksey German
242. Raúl Ruiz
243. Hong Sang-soo
244. Jerry Lewis
245. Roy Andersson
246. Alan J. Pakula
247. Peter Greenaway
248. Monte Hellman
249. John Waters
250. Ken Russell
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- DirectorJonathan DemmeCompilation film made for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame museum in Cleveland, OH, made entirely of footage shot at various Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies over the years. Most clips are short, even snippets, but it ends with an extended section of Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison performing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" at the 2004 ceremony. Split screens, choreographed lights, fog machine smoke and other elements from outside the frame make it an immersive experience unique to the museum environment.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJack McCordTavis Smiley
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsAdam BlackstoneAaron CamperDevine EvansThe final performance of Justin Timberlake and the Tennessee Kids' 20/20 Experience World Tour, filmed in 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsMeryl StreepKevin KlineMamie GummerA musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns home, looking to make things right with her family.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsTymberly CanaleStacy DawsonMolly HickokInspired by Mark Twain's morality tale 'The Mysterious Stranger,' 'Another Telepathic Thing' is a prismatic and complex dance-theater parable. At once cynical and spiritual, the work centers on a charismatic stranger whose visit shatters the peace of a mythic hamlet. The medieval setting is echoed by a contemporary Hollywood reality, with a script that braids Twain's sublime writing with 'found' text from years of auditions. It culminates in a subtle and startling exploration of the fragility of our human condition.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeA documentary by Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme (THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) about biologist Tyrone Hayes, inspired by a Rachel Aviv article that appeared in The New Yorker magazine.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsSamantha MathisÓlafur Darri ÓlafssonSarah ClarkeLewis Bernt, a National Transportation Safety Board (Ntsb) investigator, survives a mysterious plane crash, bringing him on an emotionally disorienting quest to discover the accident's cause.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsWallace ShawnJulie HagertyLarry PineA successful, ego-maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeCarolyn Parker, a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, is determined to rebuild her life, even if it takes everything she has.
- StarsTavis SmileyPolitical commentator Tavis Smiley offers in-depth analysis of topical issues and interviews with newsmakers of the day. Not from behind a desk in a studio, though -- for this limited series he will travel to the people and the places that are in the news.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsAnthony CrawfordBen KeithRalph Molina
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsAnne HathawayRosemarie DeWittDebra WingerA young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJimmy CarterRosalynn CarterLillian CarterA chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsNeil YoungEmmylou HarrisPegi YoungA film shot over during a two-night performance by Neil Young at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsDenzel WashingtonLiev SchreiberMeryl StreepIn the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJean DominiqueAboudjaRonald ReaganThe true story of Jean Dominique, a Haitian radio journalist and human rights activist.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsMark WahlbergThandiwe NewtonTim RobbinsA woman returns from holiday to find her husband has been murdered, and several groups of people are pressuring her to unravel the mystery of his true identity and activities during his final days.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsClarence ClemonsNils LofgrenPatti ScialfaOfficial music video for Bruce Springsteen's song "If I should fall behind" from the 1992 album, "Lucky Town"
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsOprah WinfreyDanny GloverYada BeenerA slave is visited by the spirit of a mysterious young woman.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsRobyn HitchcockDeni BonetTim KeeganIn this film, director Jonathan Demme documents a live performance by Robyn Hitchcock, an English singer-songwriter.
- DirectorBob BalabanPatricia BenoitJulie DashStarsBill IrwinKRS-OneTina NorthThe actual experiences of New York City subway riders are dramatized in a collection of 10 intriguing and very different vignettes. The tales showcase an ensemble of familiar faces, and range from stories of compassion and love to reflections on violence and loss. Among them: a disabled beggar quarrels with a woman and ruins her shoes with his wheelchair, provoking onlookers to wrath and pity; a skittish tourist proves to be her own worst enemy; a newlywed trysts with a mysterious sexpot; a commuter helplessly witnesses a suicide attempt; and, in the most affecting segment, a young woman grieves over her mother's imminent death.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsClarence ClemonsJoel C. SimonBruce SpringsteenA music video for Bruce Springsteen
- DirectorJonathan DemmeTed DemmeStarsBruce SpringsteenTom HanksBruce Springsteen performs in the music video "Streets of Philadelphia" from the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Philadelphia (1993) recorded for Columbia Records. Bruce Springsteen walks along desolate city streets and, later, through a bustling park and schoolyard. Clips from the film play throughout.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsTom HanksDenzel WashingtonRoberta MaxwellWhen a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic-small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsRobert W. CastleJane Castle MoultonKate CastleA documentary about Director Jonathan Demme's cousin, an Episcopalian minister in Harlem.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeTed DemmeFab 5 FreddyStarsBig Daddy KaneFab 5 FreddyFreddie FoxxxA music video for the 1991 charity song "Heal Yourself" by a group of American Hip-Hop recording artists collectively known as H.E.A.L. (Human Education Against Lies). In the music video, the artists gather in an inner-city neighborhood for a block party filled with socially conscious music about black pride and self-sufficiency.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott GlennA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsMichelle PfeifferAlec BaldwinPaul LazarA mobster's wife hates her lifestyle, but gets a chance to change it when her husband is killed - if the Long Island mob and the FBI let her.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeJo MenellStarsAboujaManno CharlemagnePhilippe DodardA year after the deposition of dictator Papa-Doc Duvalier, Haiti was still struggling with poverty, social calamity and finding ways to become a democratic place for all of its citizens. The documentary follows the hopes of Haitian society in instating democracy.
- CreatorJon S. DennyStarsRosanna ArquetteTeri GarrCandice BergenA half-hour sitcom anthology on PBS, about people who are struggling with the daily routines of life.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsStephen FerreraAnton SankoMarc ShulmanThe music video for the song "Solitude Standing" by an American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega from the 1987 album with the same name.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsSpalding GraySam WaterstonIra WheelerSpalding Gray discusses his participation in the film The Killing Fields (1984) and the background story about the troubles of Cambodia.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJeff DanielsMelanie GriffithGeorge 'Red' SchwartzA free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsGillian GilbertPeter HookStephen MorrisMore than just a video clip, this is an experience to be seen and felt. This epic music video directed by the great Jonathan Demme consists of massive close-ups of New Order band members each performing with their musical instrument or sometimes changing them from time to time while providing the spectacular song "The Perfect Kiss" , single from their second album.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsChrissie HyndeUB40Ali CampbellA video clip directed by Jonathan Demme uniting UB40 and Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) in this cover version of "I Got You Babe". First half of the video introduces us to the band and lead vocals while doing a fun rehearsal of the song on a stadium during the whole afternoon; and the second half presents the concert at night time with an enthusiastic crowd.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsRosanna ArquetteDavid ByrneHope Lange
- DirectorLol CremeJonathan DemmeKevin GodleyStarsVia AfrikaTina B.Afrika BambaataaA music video for the 1985 protest song "Sun City" by a group of music recording artists collectively known as Artists United Against Apartheid. The song is a protest of South Africa's practice of apartheid.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsDavid ByrneChris FrantzJerry Harrison
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsTom Tom ClubChris FrantzTina WeymouthTom Tom Club performs in the music video "Genius of Love" edited from the original motion picture Stop Making Sense (1984). The band performs on stage as David Byrne is off stage putting on his large suit. The performance features extensive use of strobe light effects.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsDavid ByrneChris FrantzTalking HeadsDavid Byrne and the Talking Heads perform the song "Once in a Lifetime" before a live audience at the Pantages Theater theater in Hollywood.
- StarsSusan StambergLaurie AndersonEric BogosianAn avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsDavid ByrneBernie WorrellAlex WeirConsidered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time, the live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads' most memorable songs.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsGoldie HawnKurt RussellChristine LahtiA woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsPaul Le MatJason RobardsElizabeth CheshireThe story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsRoy ScheiderJanet MargolinJohn GloverHarry breaks down and loses his job after his wife is assassinated - could it be his turn next ?
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsPaul Le MatCandy ClarkBruce McGillThe interlaced stories of several characters in a small town united by their use of CB (citizen's band) radio.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsPeter FondaGino FrancoHarry NorthupAn Arkansas farmer stages a one-man war against corrupt land developers who want to evict him and his neighbors from their farms for real estate developments.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsCloris LeachmanStuart WhitmanAnn SothernA family of three women, and their male companions, enter a life of crime in a desperate attempt to buy back their family farm, which was taken off of them by corrupt bankers a couple of decades before.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJuanita BrownErica GavinRoberta CollinsIn a women's prison, a group of inmates band together to combat the repressive and abusive policies of the crippled female warden and the corrupt prison doctor.
- DirectorWolf RillaJonathan DemmeStarsBrendan PriceKaren BoyesSteve PattersonA young man gets a job as a door-to-door salesman and tries to fight off advances from the female customers.
- DirectorCirio H. SantiagoJonathan DemmeCurtis HansonStarsPat AndersonLenore KasdorfLyllah TorenaStewardesses battle kung fu killers.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsPeter FalkLouis JourdanShera DaneseFood critic Paul Gerard, who has been extorting money from restaurant owners in exchange for good reviews, murders one when threatened with exposure.
- 1975– 1h 30mTV-146.1 (108)TV EpisodeDirectorDave WilsonJonathan DemmeRandal KleiserStarsElliott GouldDenny DillonGilbert GottfriedThe host for the episode is Elliott Gould (his sixth appearance), and the musical guest is Kid Creole & The Coconuts. The skits for this episode are as follows: Elliott Gould wakes up in bed with the rest of the cast, and tells them what it was like working with the old SNL team. For his opening monologue, Eliott starts showing some of his old underwear to the audience, and ends up trading lingerie with Denny Dillon. To help educate Americans in their cars, a new program puts works of classic literature on billboards along the highways. After President Carter loses the 1980 election, Rosalyn tells him that now he's free to do whatever he wants. A couple receives a singing billy-gram from the woman's disapproving parents. A topless spokeswoman for the American Cancer Association demonstrates how to self-examine for breast cancer. During the Weekend Update, Charles Rocket reports on Ronald Reagan's planned appointments to his cabinet and proposed budget measures, Gail Matthius tries to inform John Anderson that he lost the election, and Ron Grosscup explains his theory that Reagan actually died several months earlier and has been replaced with a stand-in. For the Rocket Report, Charles attempts to get an interview with John Lennon, but instead starts investigating the state of trash collection in the neighborhood. A sergeant explains some of the new training measures being adopted now that homosexuals are allowed in the military. A stockbroker in his forties awkwardly tries to have a date with a teen-age valley girl. As a complement to speed reading, a new education service offers viewers the chance to learn speed listening. Kid Creole and the Coconuts perform "Mister Softee".
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsCaitlin HartLes PodewellAaron FreemanFrom a short story by Kurt Vonnegut. Christopher Walken is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely--while on stage. Susan Sarandon is new in town, a lonely itinerant telephone company employee. On a whim, she auditions for and gets the part of Stella to Walken's Stanley when the theater group does A Streetcar Named Desire. Before anyone realizes the growing affection between Helene and Stanley, she falls deeply in love with the sexy brute, not knowing what the real man is like.
- 1975– 1h 30mTV-146.0 (78)TV EpisodeDirectorDave WilsonJonathan DemmePaul GulinerStarsPaul ReubensJoan CusackRobert Downey Jr.Watch selected sketches and segments from this 1985 episode hosted by Pee-Wee Herman. Sketches include: "Locker Room," "The Pat Stevens Show," "Jail Cell," and "Weekend Update." For clearance reasons, episodes have been edited from their original version.
- 1975– 1h 30mTV-146.0 (78)TV EpisodeDirectorDave WilsonJonathan DemmePaul GulinerStarsJoan CusackRobert Downey Jr.Nora DunnCheck out these selected sketches and segments from the 1986 episode hosted by Hollywood veteran Harry Dean Stanton. Sketches include "Press Conference," "New Parents," and "That Black Girl," along with a guest performance by Sam Kinison. For clearance reasons, episodes have been edited from their original version.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsRosanna ArquetteJohn StockwellHope LangeA man takes his well-meaning but extremely klutzy fiancee to meet his family. They arrive announced just in time for family dinner and she inadvertently ends up wreaking havoc, which helps his family face their pent-up issues.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsLaura DernLuke WilsonDiane LaddAmy has a bad dream and spends the night at Levi's. Tyler reveals his attraction to Amy. Amy tries to set up her boss Dougie with Krista's friend Harper. Everyone's looking for love and intimacy in their own way.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsLaura DernLuke WilsonDiane LaddSandy comes to visit, Amy's friend from Hawaii, for two days to teach a yoga seminar.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsPatrick WilsonJennifer EhleMargo MartindaleAfter the ghost of Michael's ex-wife visits him from the afterlife and asks him to help continue running her low income clinic, he finds himself rushing back and forth between taking care of his own patients at Holt Neuro and her less fortunate patients at the clinic.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsMireille EnosJoel KinnamanElias KoteasKallie's mother Danette Lutz is still looking for her and returns home to find Joe Mills waiting for her. He beats her and is long gone by the time the police arrive. The police do get a break in the case when they learn Mills had a storage locker. Holder and Linden check it out and find that Mills has been living there. They practically wrap up the case when they find trophies belonging to several of the dead girls. They're not prepared for what they find in the trunk of his taxicab. Ray Seward's execution is fast approaching. Linden finally gets permission to interview Seward's son Adrian and he identifies the killer. It doesn't add up however. Twitch and Lyric find a new place to live.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsMireille EnosJoel KinnamanGregg HenryLinden and Holder's partnership spirals out of control as they are confronted with the shocking truth behind the Stansbury murders.
- DirectorShari Springer BermanAlex GibneyRyan MillerStarsRachel AvivRoz ChastPaul GiamattiFilmmaker Alex Gibney (Going Clear) tells how the FBI could have prevented the 9/11 attacks - if it weren't for the CIA. Le Cafe de Balzac: Paul Giamatti plays 19th-century French author Honore de Balzac, who drank 50 cups of coffee each day. Unreality Star: Patients with "The Truman Show delusion" believe their lives are being watched on TV. Cartoon by Roz Chast.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeManoj SharmaStarsAngel BonanniSanaa LathanStephan JamesA riot erupts between the citizens and police officers of Gate Station.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsClare-Hope AshiteyBeau KnappMichael MosleyAs KJ and Fish continue to investigate, an increasingly nervous Pete considers his options. DiAngelo goes in search of a possible witness.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsThe Bourrichon Family is in debt and must go on a journey to escape their creditors. But these creditors are persistent and pursue the family wherever they go, until the family must finally give up hope of escaping them and are forced to pay the money they owe.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsA princess is kidnapped by Satan and thrown into a dungeon. Her lover, the brave Knight of the Snows, must then go on a journey to rescue her.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsFernande AlbanyAboard the futuristic flying machine of his own invention, Professor Mabouloff and his team of intercultural explorers set off on yet another impossible expedition to North Pole's vast landscapes. What wonders await the bold adventurers?
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsLouise LagrangeJacques FeyderMarthe VinotGeorge Melies's second adaption of the classical fairy-tale, from 1912.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsAfter an evening of excessive wining and dining Baron Munchausen must be helped to bed by his servants. Once asleep, he has bizarre and frightening dreams.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsA stain-glass window with a picture of a young maiden on it is used by Satan to torture an elderly alchemist, who ends up in Hell after a diabolical encounter with the devil himself.
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- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsRalph MolinaFrank 'Pancho' SampedroBilly TalbotJonathan Demme documentary of Neil Young and Crazy Horse performing 4 songs from the album "Sleeps With Angels."
- DirectorGeorges Méliès
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- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges Méliès
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsManuelGeorges MélièsIn this hand-colored short, a magician and his assistant do a series of magic tricks, including making potted plants appear, among others. Melies played the magician, and the actor Manuel played his assistant.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsDoctors blow to pieces a patient in a hydrotherapy machine and re-assemble him.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsA magician creates a butterfly woman and then a spider woman.
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- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsFrancis FordAndré MélièsGeorges MélièsA young lad, the son of poor parents, goes out in search of a treasure which has been concealed for many years. He has been warned in advance that he will have to sacrifice much to come into possession of the fortune. Being full of spirit and ambition, nothing can hold him back, and he sets out. Luckily a genie guides him in the right direction and notwithstanding all trials and tribulations he gains his goal. Ho fights with dragons and other animals, who have killed many men seeking the fortune, but the young boy exhibits such marvelous strength and bravery that he vanquishes the defenders of the fortune. His efforts are crowned with success, and he returns home with enough gold to make his parents happy forever.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsA young man who had been out all night wends his way homeward. Of course, his spending a whole night with "the boys" results in his drinking more than he is physically able to carry. When he arrives at the door of his house, he tries to find the keyhole. He imagines the lock to be on every part of the door. Sometimes he sees two locks and other times more. When he does finally find the lock and opens the door he tumbles into his apartment. There he gets a warm reception from his wife. Soon he imagines that all house furnishings are double. He sees just twice as many things as really exist. Even when the servant comes in he thinks there are two of them. Before long he gets into an argument with her and he chases her around the room. In trying to escape from him, she jumps from a window and he comes after her. He falls on the pavement below, while she falls on a hook and is seen hanging from it.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsThe daughter of a millionaire is in love with a plain ordinary American, but unfortunately not rich. One evening the young man asks the stern father for the hand of his daughter in marriage, but the old man refuses to grant his consent, because he has arranged a match with a French nobleman, the Count O. de St. Estephe, who is going to call the following day. When the girl is left alone, she indulges in shedding a few tears over the refusal of her father to grant his consent to the American. She is informed by a letter that a number of friends will come the same night to rehearse a play. She explains her trouble to her friends, and they decide that they will don costumes and play the parts of lunatics and thus scare the count out of his wits and drive him off. Well, what a circus they all had when the count made his appearance. One, dressed up as an American Indian, seizes the count by the hair and goes through motions as if to scalp him. Another appears dressed as a cowboy, who forces the count to dance at the point of a pistol. After he is through with the torture imposed upon him by these and also by others, he meets Lady Macbeth and later Ophelia. He is so much annoyed that he wants to make his escape, when suddenly one dressed as William Tell makes his appearance and places a pumpkin on the count's head. He is about to take aim with an arrow, when the poor count faints away. He is hit on the head and he comes to his senses. Many other incidents are depicted until he finally makes his escape and is seen approaching a policeman whom he asks for aid from the attacks of lunatics who have escaped from an asylum. The policeman, with extra reserves, arrives at the millionaire's house to capture the alleged lunatics. The millionaire has just arrived home and is enraged at the encroachment of the police and declares that the count is intoxicated, and orders him ejected. The father is now thoroughly disgusted with the count, and he grants his consent to the marriage of his daughter to the young American, thanks for the support of her friends.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsA well-known magician and hypnotist is invited to attend a house party given by a very rich man. When he makes his entrance he is greeted very warmly by the host and his guests. He is invited to perform several of his best known tricks to amuse the company. After delighting them with many feats of prestidigitation which are truly interesting, they partake of some refreshments and some of the men get together for a friendly game of cards. To make the game more interesting, the magician suggests that they play for money. He is soon seated at the table and an interesting game is now in action. It does not take very long before he wins all the money from those with whom he is playing, but they also perceive that he has come to his gains unfairly. By his sleight of hand tricks he is able to conceal cards and make rapid changes to come out ahead. When his trickery is discovered they immediately chase him from the house and he is pursued by all the guests. The chase is a good one in which the incidents are very amusing. He is finally pursued back to the house where he turns about, hypnotizes them and then leaves the house in peace.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsCharles ClaudelOctavie HuvierFrançois LallementA man rents an apartment and furnishes it in remarkable fashion.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsFernande AlbanyManuelGeorges Méliès
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- DirectorGeorges MélièsChristmas Eve, Polly, a little girl, is in great excitement. She wishes to get so many toys from Santa Clans! She hangs her stockings on the mantelpiece, says her prayers, bids her mother good-night, and goes to bed. As soon as she is sleeping, two kidnappers come into her bedroom, take her and bring her into a miserable cellar. The man quarrels with the woman and reproaches her for having taken the little girl. Polly cries very much from fright. The kidnappers, fearing the police, take her away from the cellar. While she is out with them, she runs away and gets lost in a forest. The snow falls. She remembers the tale of Tom Thumb and she climbs a big tree and sees in the distance a church illuminated for the midnight mass. She goes there directly. The beadle will not let her in. but a kind woman sends her to the gallery. She notices a beautiful colored window and admires it. Suddenly the window turns like a wheel and disappears and in its place Santa Clans is there loaded with toys. He smiles at her, calls her and then invites her to visit his palace. He then vanishes. Again she sees a vision of children finding their Christmas presents, and sees the angels blessing her. She leaves the church and goes to Santa Claus' palace. Everything was beautiful. Polly is delighted to see such wonders. She finds a big box which contains a doll as large as herself. She undresses the doll, takes her clothes, puts them on and goes into the box herself. Santa Claus appears and is very busy getting ready to distribute the toys in his aeroplane loaded by angels. They take the box containing Polly and put it with the other presents. The aeroplane loaded with toys goes over the city, stops at the different chimneys and leaves the toys. The box containing Polly is put down a chimney and placed with the other presents. Polly is so glad to find herself at home, she leaves her box and dances about the room. At this moment the nurse awakens Polly and the child finds it was only a dream. She runs downstairs and finds her parents waiting for her near her stockings and she soon forgets the dream. The last scene shows her with Santa Clans, who is saying farewell to all and giving them toys, candies, etc. Polly also sends kisses to everybody.
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- DirectorGeorges MélièsShows the manipulations of a Hindu fakir. First he makes a tree grow from a common anvil and then does some trick balancing with poles in which the entire weight of his body apparently floats on the air. Another trick a of his consists in making a woman appear from a box and placing her in a supine position on the pedestal. After some passes with his hands, two spirits or phantoms issue and then go back into the woman's person. The manipulator finally changes her into the figure of a goddess. In his last trick he makes an air bubble of himself, frightening the natives who view it and run away. When they are gone, however, he resumes his natural form.
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