A Wager Between Two Magicians, or Jealous of Myself
- 13 February 1904 (1904-02-13) (USA)[1]
Match de prestidigitation (literally "conjuring contest"),[3] released in the United States as A Wager Between Two Magicians, or Jealous of Myself, and in the United Kingdom as A Juggling Contest Between Two Magicians, is a 1904 French silent trick film directed by French film pioneer Georges Méliès.[2]
The film was a lost film until partially rediscovered in 2016.
Plot
A performing magician divides into two people. The doubles then take turns doing tricks before merging back into one man.[3]
Cast
Méliès himself plays the magician in the film.[4]
Release and rediscovery
A Wager Between Two Magicians was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 542–544 in its catalogues.[2] It was assumed lost until 2016, when a reel containing the final two thirds of the film was discovered at the Czech Film Archive.[4]
References
- ^ Rège, P., Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Vol. 1 (Lanham, MD / Toronto / Plymouth: Scarecrow Press, 2010), p. 705.
- ^ a b c Malthête, Jacques; Mannoni, Laurent (2008), L'oeuvre de Georges Méliès, Paris: Éditions de La Martinière, p. 347
- ^ a b c "'Lost' movie by silent film pioneer unearthed at Czech film archive", The Guardian, Agence France-Presse, 11 October 2016, retrieved 13 October 2016
- ^ a b Ruschková, Alžběta (11 October 2016), "Un film perdu de Georges Méliès retrouvé à Prague", Radio Prague, retrieved 13 October 2016
External links
- A Wager Between Two Magicians, or Jealous of Myself at IMDb
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