Gaston Méliès and his Wandering Star Film Company

Gaston Méliès and his Wandering Star Film Company (2005)

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Documentary
  • Runtime

    0h 52m

  • Language

    EN

  • Production Countries

    France

  • Release Date

    2005-10-09

Overview

In 1912-1913, movie pioneer Gaston Méliès, brother of Georges Méliès, did a ten month long trip around Asia-Pacific, shooting both documentaries and fictions on location in Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia, Java, Singapore, Cambodia and Japan. He wanted the “real” thing” he filmed, with the locals, being one of the first to give Polynesians, Maoris, Aborigines and Khmers a chance to appear on screen. His hybrid cinema dealt with questions of alterity, identity and representation.

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