Card Party (1896)
Une partie de cartes (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1min
- Short, Biography
- 1896 (France)
- Short
In what is considered to be the first remake in the history of cinema, the grand French director, Georges Méliès, directs his very first short film, influenced by the Lumière Brothers' original story in "Partie d'écarté (1896)".
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Octavie Huvier | ... |
La Serveuse (uncredited)
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| Gaston Méliès | ... |
Un joueur de cartes (uncredited)
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| Georges Méliès | ... |
Un joueur de cartes (uncredited)
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Georgette Méliès | ... |
La petite fille (uncredited)
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| Georges Méliès | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Georges Méliès | ... | () |
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- Star-Film (1896) (France) (theatrical)
- Flicker Alley (2008) (United States) (DVD) (on 'Georges Melies: First Wizard of Cinema 1896-1913')
- Lobster Films (2009) (France) (DVD) (coffret 5 DVDs: Méliès le premier magicien du cinma 1896-1913)
- Arthaus (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
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Storyline
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Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a tray. The man serves his friends. They clink glasses and drink. Then the man asks for a newspaper. He reads a funny story in it and the three friends burst out laughing while the waitress merely smiles. Written by Guy Bellinger |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The first film made by Georges Méliès. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Magic of Méliès (2002). See more » |