The Christmas Dream
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4m 15s
Directed by Georges Méliès | 4 mins | 1901
The night before Christmas, as only the original purveyor of “movie magic” could envision it. Made as Méliès was approaching the peak of his popularity, this mini-fantasia presents an array of still-captivating tableaux: while children sleep, dolls prance merrily, a beggar—played by the director himself—disrupts a banquet, and angels alight on rooftops.
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