The Man with the Rubber Head
L'homme à la tête de caoutchouc (The Man With The Rubber Head) is a 1901 silent French fantasy film directed by Georges Méliès. It was filmed in 1901 and released later that year.
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| Directed by | Georges Méliès |
| Written by | Georges Méliès |
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Running time | 3 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
It was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 382–383 in its catalogues, where it was advertised as a grande nouveauté.[1]
Overview
To create the illusion of an expanding head, Melies "zoomed" in on his own head with a camera and superimposed this onto the film. He received the idea from Albert A. Hopkins' 'Magic - Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions'.
References
- Malthête, Jacques; Mannoni, Laurent (2008), L'oeuvre de Georges Méliès, Paris: Éditions de La Martinière, p. 123, ISBN 9782732437323
External links
- L'homme à la tête de caoutchouc on IMDb
- Interactive display about the film from the Cinémathèque française
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