Dislocation Extraordinary
Dislocation Extraordinary (French: Dislocation mystérieuse), also known as Extraordinary Illusions, is a 1901 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 335–336 in its catalogues. [1]
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| Directed by | Georges Méliès |
| Starring | André Deed |
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| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
The film's Pierrot is played by André Deed, a music-hall acrobat. He worked with Méliès until 1904, when he was hired by Pathé, to whom he revealed some of Méliès's secrets for special effects. Deed's later work includes the Cretinetti (Foolshead) series.[2] The film is one of many in which Méliès plays with the idea of living body parts separated from their body; the special effects were done with substitution splices and multiple exposures.[2]
The film's title for English-language markets was Dislocation Extraordinary; however, Méliès scholar John Frazer, confusing it with a later Méliès film, referred to it as Extraordinary Illusions.[2] The latter title is also used for the film on at least one home video release.[3]
References
- Malthête, Jacques; Mannoni, Laurent (2008), L'oeuvre de Georges Méliès, Paris: Éditions de La Martinière, p. 343, ISBN 9782732437323
- Essai de reconstitution du catalogue français de la Star-Film; suivi d'une analyse catalographique des films de Georges Méliès recensés en France, Bois d'Arcy: Service des archives du film du Centre national de la cinématographie, 1981, pp. 96–97, ISBN 2903053073
- Méliès, Georges (2008), Georges Méliès: First Wizard of Cinema (DVD; short film collection), Los Angeles: Flicker Alley, ISBN 1893967352
