“A celebration of the magic and wonder of early cinema”
The Magic Lantern
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2026
·29m
·MovieDocumentary
Overview
The Magic Lantern is a non-narrated celebration of early cinema and silent-film imagination, exploring the early work of pioneers such as Georges Méliès, Eadweard Muybridge, Segundo de Chomón, and Émile Cohl.
Keywords
surrealismsilent filmatmosphericcinema historyearly cinemaprojectionmagic lanternvisual effectsexperimental filmoptical illusionfilm restorationfilm history
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